Abstract
THE COMPARISON Areas of alopecia with erythema and scale in a young Black boy with tinea capitis. He also had an enlarged posterior cervical lymph node (arrow) from this fungal infection. White patches of scale from tinea capitis in a young Black boy with no obvious hair loss; however, a potassium hydroxide preparation from the scale was positive for fungus. A subtle area of tinea capitis on the scalp of a Latina girl showed comma hairs.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 370-371 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | The Journal of family practice |
Volume | 71 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 2022 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine