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Tinea and Tinea Capitis
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Human body hosts many microorganisms such as mold like fungi, yeast like fungi and bacteria.
Some are beneficial for the body. And some are produced fastly and cause many signs and symptoms.
Tinea Capitis is a skin disease and this disease affects most of children.
Tinea is a group of diseases such as athlete’s foot; Jock itch and tinea capitis, which caused by fungal skin infection.
Tinea capitis is caused by infection of fungi known as dermatophytes on the scalp.
It is also known as fungal infection of scalp or ringworm of scalp.
Causes:
The body has several of microorganisms such as dermatophytes, bacteria and Candida. Some microorganisms are helpful to the body and some microorganisms may grow frequently and cause signs and symptoms. Tinea capitis is a disease of skin.
It mostly affects the children. It can be found on the top layer of the skin and transmitted by direct skin-to-skin contact and sharing contaminated items like hats, combs or clothing. Dermatophytes grow rapidly in moist or warm areas. It can be developed by sweating, poor hygiene and scalp injuries. They can also develop by touching the pets that have tinea capitis.
Symptoms:
- Round and scaly skin lesions on the scalp.
- Itching or burning on the affected area.
- Skin lesions are red in color and inflammation.
- Small dots in black color are found on the scalp.
- Affected area appear pus-filled lesions or swelling on the scalp.
Diagnosis:
A doctor can be diagnosed this disease by appearance of skin lesions on the scalp. Health care providers also perform biopsy test and wood’s lamp test to diagnose the tinea capitis.
He also takes sample of skin lesions and examines it under the microscope.
Treatment:
Oral antifungal medications are useful to control of the fungal scalp infection. You should keep the affected area dry and clean. Use a specific shampoo that contain selenium sulfide on the affected area to reduce the infection of dermatophytes. Antifungal ointment is also effective to treat ringworm (tinea capities).
Complications:
- This disease left the scar after the treatment.
- Loss of hair also possible on the scalp.
Prevention:
- One should keep the affected area clean and dry.
- Use specific shampoo which contain selenium sulfide daily.
- Avoid contact a person who has tinea capitis.
- Do not sharing items such as combs, headgear, and hats with infected person.
- Wash towels, combs, hats daily.