tinea capitis

A dermatophytosis that results_in contagious fungal infection located_in scalp, located_in hair of head, located_in eyebrow or located_in eyelash, has_material_basis_in Ascomycota fungi that belong to a group called dermatophytes and with symptoms of itching o

A dermatophytosis that results_in contagious fungal infection located_in scalp, located_in hair of head, located_in eyebrow or located_in eyelash, has_material_basis_in Ascomycota fungi that belong to a group called dermatophytes and with symptoms of itching of the scalp, with symptoms of pus filled lesions on the scalp, and with symptoms of patches of hair loss, sometimes with a 'black dot' pattern.

Also known as: Scalp ringworm; Trichophyton rubrum tinea capitis; dermatophytosis of scalp or beard; tinea capitis due to Trichophyton rubrum