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    Glossary Tinea Capitis

    fungal infection causing itchy, scaly scalp and hair loss

    Tinea Capitis, also known as Scalp Ringworm, is a fungal infection that affects the scalp and hair shafts. It is characterized by itchy, scaly patches of hair loss and can sometimes cause inflammation and pustules. This condition is most common in children and is typically treated with oral antifungal medications.

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    1. British A ssociation of D ermatologists' guidelines for the management of tinea capitis 2014 2014 · 156 citations
    2. Comma hairs: A dermatoscopic marker for tinea capitis Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2008 · 143 citations
    3. Guidelines for the Management of Tinea Capitis in Children Pediatric dermatology · 2010 · 125 citations
    4. Corkscrew Hair: A New Dermoscopic Sign for Diagnosis of Tinea Capitis in Black Children Archives of Dermatology · 2011 · 108 citations
    5. Tinea Capitis: An Updated Review Recent Patents on Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery · 2020 · 102 citations
    6. Tinea Capitis: An Overview with Emphasis on Management Pediatric Dermatology · 1999 · 89 citations
    7. Epidemiology and treatment of tinea capitis The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal · 1987 · 84 citations
    8. Pediatric Tinea Capitis American journal of clinical dermatology · 2005 · 65 citations
    9. Increasing tinea capitis prevalence in Stockholm reflects immigration Medical mycology · 2004 · 52 citations
    10. Tinea capitis in Benghazi, Libya International Journal of Dermatology · 2000 · 52 citations
    11. Tinea Capitis Paediatric drugs · 2002 · 46 citations
    12. The Assessment and Management of Tinea Capitis in Children Pediatric emergency care · 2007 · 41 citations
    13. Management of tinea capitis in childhood Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2010 · 38 citations
    14. Treatment of tinea capitis – a critical appraisal JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft · 2010 · 37 citations
    15. Tinea Capitis in Adults in Southern Taiwan International Journal of Dermatology · 1991 · 37 citations
    16. Identification of the causative dermatophyte of tinea capitis in children attending Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda by PCR-ELISA and comparison with conventional mycological diagnostic methods Medical mycology · 2016 · 36 citations
    17. TINEA CAPITIS Dermatologic clinics · 1996 · 35 citations
    18. Tinea capitis mimicking dissecting cellulitis of the scalp: a histopathologic pitfall when evaluating alopecia in the post‐pubertal patient Journal of cutaneous pathology · 2013 · 33 citations
    19. Guidelines of care for superficial mycotic infectionsof the skin: Tinea capitis and tinea barbae Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 1996 · 33 citations
    20. Different Trichoscopic Features of Tinea Capitis and Alopecia Areata in Pediatric Patients Dermatology Research and Practice · 2014 · 32 citations
    21. Tinea capitis in adult women masquerading as bacterial pyoderma Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2003 · 32 citations
    22. Inflammatory tinea capitis mimicking dissecting cellulitis in a postpubertal male: a case report and review of the literature Mycoses · 2013 · 29 citations
    23. Trichoscopy as a useful method to differentiate tinea capitis from alopecia areata in children at Zagazig University Hospitals International Journal of Dermatology · 2016 · 26 citations
    24. Tinea Capitis in The Netherlands (Rotterdam Area) Mycoses · 1990 · 26 citations
    25. Prevalence of Tinea capitis in school going children in Kolkata, West Bengal Journal of natural science, biology and medicine · 2012 · 24 citations
    26. Tinea capitis mimicking folliculitis decalvans Mycoses · 2009 · 24 citations
    27. Tinea capitis: no incision nor excision Journal of pediatric surgery · 2007 · 24 citations
    28. Tinea capitis mimicking cicatricial alopecia: What host and dermatophyte factors lead to this unusual clinical presentation? Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2009 · 21 citations
    29. Tinea capitis favosa in Poland Mycoses · 2004 · 18 citations
    30. The infected hairs of tinea capitis due to Microsporum canis: Demonstration of uniqueness of the hair cuticle by scanning electron microscopy Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 1987 · 17 citations