A Case Report of Tinea Capitis in Children: Utility of Trichoscopy

• Main Authors: Citra Dwi Harningtyas, -, Evy Ervianti, -, Linda Astari, -, Sylvia Anggraeni, -, Yuri Widia, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Airlangga 2022
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RL Dermatology
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/126441/1/23.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126441/2/Artikel%2023.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126441/3/Similarity%2023.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/126441/; https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/BIKK/article/view/24816; https://doi.org/10.20473/bikk.V34.1.2022.66-72
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background: Tinea capitis (TC) is the most prevalent pediatric superficial dermatophyte infection. Scalp dermoscopy or “trichoscopy” represents a valuable, noninvasive technique for the evaluation of patients with hair loss due to TC. Purpose: To characterize trichoscopic findings in children with c...