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Tinea capitis: Clinical features and diagnosis INTRODUCTION Tinea capitis is a fungal infection of the scalp that most often presents with pruritic, scaling areas of hair loss. Trichophyton and Microsporum species of dermatophyte fungi are the major causes of tinea capitis. The infection is often contracted from another human or an animal through direct contact. Tinea capitis primarily occurs in children. The most common clinical findings are single or multiple scaly patches with alopecia and patches of alopecia with black dots at follicular orifices that represent broken hairs (picture…

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