Tinea capitis, or scalp ringworm, is a fungal infection that affects your child’s scalp and hair. Symptoms of tinea capitis include swollen red patches, dry scaly rashes, itchiness and hair loss. Mold-like fungi called dermatophytes cause tinea capitis. Treatment for a tinea capitis infection involves the use of an oral antifungal medication.

2023年8月8日 · Tinea capitis, also known as ringworm or herpes tonsurans infection, is a fungal infection of the scalp hair. It is caused primarily by the dermatophyte species Microsporum and Trichophyton. The fungi can penetrate the hair follicle's outer root sheath and ultimately may invade the hair shaft.

2014年11月15日 · Acceptable treatments for tinea capitis, with shorter treatment courses than griseofulvin, include terbinafine (Lamisil) and fluconazole (Diflucan). The diagnosis of onychomycosis should generally...

Tinea capitis (also known as "herpes tonsurans", [1] "ringworm of the hair", [1] "ringworm of the scalp", [1] "scalp ringworm", [2] and "tinea tonsurans" [1]) is a cutaneous fungal infection (dermatophytosis) of the scalp. [3] . The disease is primarily caused by dermatophytes in the genera Trichophyton and Microsporum that invade the hair shaft.

Tinea Capitis is a fungal infection that affects the scalp and hair. It is sometimes referred to as ringworm of the scalp. The signs and symptoms are variable, but most commonly include itchy, dry/flaky, bald patches on the scalp. Also in some cases, ringworm can result in severe inflammation and lead to permanent hair loss.

2022年4月19日 · Tinea capitis, or ringworm on the scalp, is a type of fungal infection. Tinea capitis looks like a raised, red ring. It’s very itchy and can cause hair loss. The treatment for tinea capitis includes antifungal medications that you take by mouth. Ringworm is a misleading name. A worm doesn’t actually cause it. The real offender is a fungus.

2019年10月14日 · Tinea capitis is the term for a ringworm infection that develops on the skin and inside the hair follicles on the scalp. Ringworm is a fungal infection that causes a bright red...

Tinea capitis is a relatively common superficial fungal infection in children which requires oral antifungal therapy. In a prospective, open study over 24 weeks, itraconazole 5 mg/kg/day, given as capsules or as an oral suspension for a period of 2-12 weeks, was used to treat children 1-12 years of age who had M. canis tinea capitis.

2023年4月24日 · Also called Tinea capitis, this infection affects your scalp and hair shafts, causing small patches of itchy, scaly skin. Ringworm is a highly contagious infection that’s usually spread through...

Diagnosis is by clinical appearance and by examination of plucked hairs or hairs and scale on potassium hydroxide wet mount. Treatment involves oral antifungals. Tinea capitis is a dermatophytosis that mainly affects children, is contagious, and can be epidemic.