Corkscrew hair: a new dermoscopic sign for diagnosis of tinea capitis in black children

Arch Dermatol. 2011 Mar;147(3):355-6. doi: 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.31.

Authors

Rosalind Hughes¹, Christine Chiaverini, Philippe Bahadoran, Jean-Philippe Lacour

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Nice, France.

PMID: 21422348
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.31

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Black People
Child
Child, Preschool
Dermoscopy / methods*
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Hair / abnormalities*
Humans
Male
Microsporum / isolation & purification
Tinea Capitis / diagnosis*
Tinea Capitis / microbiology
Tinea Capitis / pathology
Trichophyton / isolation & purification