title: Clinical pearl: diagnostic procedures for tinea capitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Elewski
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Silverman
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000473:pathology; D012628:Dermatitis, Seborrheic / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D006878:Hydroxides; D008864:Microsporum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017680:Potassium Compounds; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D006878:Hydroxides; D017680:Potassium Compounds; C029943:potassium hydroxide