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Comma Hairs in Tinea Capitis: A Useful Dermatoscopic Sign for Diagnosis of Tinea Capitis
Author(s) -
MAPELLI ELISABETTA T. M.,
GUALANDRI LORENZO,
CERRI AMILCARE,
MENNI SILVANO
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01598.x
Subject(s) - tinea capitis , medicine , dermatology , scalp , dermatoscopy , forehead , sign (mathematics) , erythema , surgery , cancer research , melanoma , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Diagnosis of tinea capitis (TC) can be challenging for dermatologists, especially in noninflammatory TC caused by anthropophilic dermatophytes and in black patients, in whom erythema of the scalp is difficult to appreciate. The finding of a typical TC dermoscopic pattern may lead more quickly to a correct diagnosis.