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What is Tinea capitis?

Tinea capitis is an infection of the scalp by mold-like fungi called dermatophytes.

Alternative Names:

Fungal infection - scalp; Infection - fungal - scalp; Tinea of the scalp; Ringworm - scalp

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Posts on Tinea capitis (125)

Preferred Oral Treatment Tinea - Dermatology Community

- Jun 12, 2009
My son is a competitive wrestler and picked up tinea corporis and tinea capitis about five ...

Ringworm issue - Dermatology Community

- Dec 18, 2008
I have scalp ringworm(tinea capitis) and have had it since 2005. I have taken Griseofulvin...

Tinea Corporis and Capitis ~ Carriers? - Dermatology Community

- Nov 16, 2006
My 5 yr old daughter has been diagnosed with tinea corporis and one spot of tinea capitis ~...

tinea capitis? - Dermatology Expert Forum

- Aug 11, 2005
My 15 year old son developed a small raised rash on the side of his head, just inside the h...

Am I worrying about nothing - Dermatology Expert Forum

- Feb 25, 2005
I was away in Costa Rica recently and the day I returned to the US, I noticed an inflammed ...

black dot disease - Dermatology Expert Forum

- May 11, 2000
My grandson is mixed race (black-white). He has had an unusual sore on his head for severa...
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