Ringworm on Scalp (cont.)
Medical Author:
Tuan Dang Nguyen, MD
Coauthor:
Lisandro Irizarry, MD, MPH, FAAEM
Coauthor:
Mai Kim Lai, MD
Medical Editor:
Patrick Taylor, MD, FAAEM
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
Thomas Rebbecchi, MD, FAAEM
IN THIS ARTICLE
Scalp Ringworm PicturesMedia file 1:Tinea capitis: black dot ringworm.
Media type: Photo Media file 2:Tinea capitis: gray patch ringworm. 
Media type: Photo Media file 3:Tinea capitis: kerion type, inflammatory tumor. 
Media type: Photo Media file 4:Tinea capitis: ringworm with extensive hair loss with scarring and yellowish crusts on the scalp. 
Media type: Photo Viewer Comments & ReviewsRingworm on Scalp - TreatmentThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:What treatment has been effective for your scalp ringworm? |
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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.
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