Clinical pearl: diagnostic procedures for tinea capitis

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1996 Mar;34(3):498-9. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(96)90445-4.

Authors

B E Elewski¹, R A Silverman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.

PMID: 8609265
DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(96)90445-4

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Alopecia / pathology
Dermatitis, Seborrheic / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Fluorescence
Humans
Hydroxides
Microsporum / isolation & purification
Potassium Compounds
Tinea Capitis / diagnosis*
Tinea Capitis / microbiology
Trichophyton / isolation & purification

Substances

Hydroxides
Potassium Compounds
potassium hydroxide