An itchy, pruritic scalp is a common problem which is very irritating. As this type of disorders can often present with hair loss, patients are very anxious to get rid of it. Most of the times, this can be Tinea capitis, a fungal infection which can be managed with medical therapy. This article provides a brief insight into Tinea capitis and its management. Very often, young patients present to dermatologists with itchy scalp and hair loss problems.
The patients may suffer from a a wide variety of presentations, from scaly alopecia patches to favus. Tinea capitis is the most common diagnosis for these patients and require special attention from clinicians. Tinea capitis is the fungal infection of the scalp which is often presented with pruritic, scaling areas of hair loss. Most of the cases of tinea are the infections due to Trichophyton and Microsporum species of dermatophyte fungi.…
