Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Tinea capitis (TC) is a fungal infection of the scalp and the surrounding skin due to keratinophilic dermatophytic fungi, notably Microsporum species and Trichophyton species.1,2 It is a predominantly dermatophyte infection that affects prepubertal children3,4 with adults being infrequently affected5. In India, the incidence rate ranges between 4 and 10%.6,7 Tinea capitis has a higher incidence in developing and underdeveloped countries owing to poverty and poor hygiene compounded with illiteracy.8,9 We report a case of an 8-year-old female child with Tinea capitis who visited Dermatology OPD of a Tertiary Care Hospital.
Authors: Apurba Das, Durgesh Gopalrao Deshmukh, M. S. Qazi
Language: English
Topic: Nail Diseases and Treatments
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409213012