title: Dermoscopy findings in tinea capitis: case report and literature review.
abstract: Dermoscopy is a method of increasing importance in the diagnoses of cutaneous diseases. On the scalp, dermoscopic aspects have been described in psoriasis, lichen planus, seborrheic dermatitis and discoid lupus. We describe the "comma" and "corkscrew hair" dermoscopic aspects found in a child of skin type 4, with tinea capitis.
authors.affiliation: Outpatient Clinic for Tumors and Dermatoscopy, Hospital Universitário de Brasília, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil. anapinheiro2000@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Ana Maria Costa
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.forename: Larissa Araujo
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lobato
authors.forename: Tatiana Cristina Nogueira
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Varella
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D046169:Dermoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification