2024
DOI: 10.1002/ajum.12402
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Cutaneous ultrasound in the diagnosis and assessment of inflammatory activity in tinea capitis

Francisco José Rodríguez‐Cuadrado,
Gaston Roustan‐Gullón,
Fernando Alfageme‐Roldán

Abstract: IntroductionAlthough the diagnosis of tinea capitis is mainly microbiological, the risk of evolution towards cicatricial alopecia in the most severe cases requires empirical treatment based on physical examination and complementary examinations.MethodsTwo patients were evaluated by physical examination, cutaneous ultrasound and microbiological examination.ResultsUltrasound showed follicular widening and increased vascularization in Doppler mode. In one of them, the finding of severe inflammatory activity led t… Show more

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