TINEA CAPITIS

TINEA CAPITIS

1. ORDINARY SCALY RINGWORM

   • SMALL SPORE DERMATOPHYTES
     • ECTOTHRIX
       • MICROSPORUM CANIS
         • ZOOPHILIC
         • OFTEN PROGRESS TO KERION
       • MICROSPORUM RIVALIERI
         • ANTHROPOPHILIC
       • MICROSPRUM AUDOUINII
   • BARBERS EASILY INFECT
     • CLIPPERS FOMITES
       • INAMINATE OBJECT SERVES AS TRANSMISSION OF NFECTION
   • ATTACKS STRATUM CORNEUM THEN ENTERS HAIR FOLLICLE ATTACKING HAIR SHAFT ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN
   • SPREADS UPWARDS ALONG EXTERNAL HAIR SHAFT
   • SPORES ON SURFACE ARE LIBERATED THEN SPREAD

2. HAIR DULL, BRITTLE

3. BREAKAGE CLOSE TO FOLLICLE

4. ONE OR MORE SCALY ROUND OR OVAL PATCHES 1-5cm

5. BLACK DOT RINGWORM

   • LARGE SPORE DERMATOPHYTES
     • ENDOTHRIX
       • TRICHOPHTON TONSURANS
         • ANTHROPOPHILIC
   • HEAVY WEAKENING OF CORTEX LEADING TO BREAKSGE
   • HAIR BREAKS BELOW FOLLICULAR ORIFICES LEAVING DOT
   • CUTICLE APPEARS INTACT
   • CORTEX PACKED WITH CUBICAL MYCELIUM LINEARLY

6. FAVUS

   • CHRONIC
     • SCUTULA
       • SULPHUR YELLOW HYPHAE CRUSTS AROUND HAIR FOLLICLE UNPLEASANT ODOUR

7. SYSTEMIC ANITIBIOTICS 6-8 WEEKS (FULVIAN, SPORANOX, NIZORAL, LAMISIL)

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