Trichoscopic features of tinea capitis in a straight-haired Hispanic woman
| Autor: | Jannett Nguyen, Janellen Smith, Lance W. Chapman |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Adult
medicine.medical_specialty animal structures Dermoscopy Dermatology 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Trichophyton Female patient medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases Humans In patient Tinea Capitis Trichophyton tonsurans tinea capitis trichoscopy corkscrew hairs comma hairs biology integumentary system business.industry Hispanic or Latino General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female Tinea capitis sense organs business Hair |
| Zdroj: | Nguyen, Jannett; Chapman, Lance W; & Smith, Janellen. (2018). Trichoscopic features of tinea capitis in a straight-haired Hispanic woman. Dermatology Online Journal, 24(11). Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/8cw0s639 |
| Popis: | Comma and corkscrew hairs are trichoscopic markers of tinea capitis. Although comma hairs have been reported in both black and white patients with tinea capitis, corkscrew hairs were previously hypothesized to manifest exclusively in patients with curly or African hair types. However, we report a significant number of comma and corkscrew hairs in a Hispanic female patient with naturally straight hair and Trichophyton tonsurans tinea capitis. Thus, dermoscopy is a rapid, noninvasive, and cost-effective tool for evaluating tinea capitis and should be used in combination with culture in all patients regardless of hair texture or race. |
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