Disease or Syndrome
tinea capitis
Subclass of:
Scalp Dermatoses; Tinea
Also called:
Scalp Ringworm
Definitions related to tinea capitis:
  • An itchy condition of the scalp caused by a fungal infection. Also known as ringworm.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • Ringworm of the scalp and associated hair mainly caused by species of MICROSPORUM; TRICHOPHYTON; and EPIDERMOPHYTON, which may occasionally involve the eyebrows and eyelashes.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Tinea capitis is a dermatophyte infection of the scalp. Diagnosis is by clinical appearance and by examination of plucked hairs or hairs and scale on potassium hydroxide wet mount. Treatment involves oral antifungals.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • Tinea capitis is a disease caused by superficial fungal infection of the skin of the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes, with a propensity for attacking hair shafts and follicles (see the image below). The disease is considered to be a form of superficial mycosis or dermatophytosis.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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