"Tinea Capitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Ringworm of the scalp and associated hair mainly caused by species of MICROSPORUM; TRICHOPHYTON; and EPIDERMOPHYTON, which may occasionally involve the eyebrows and eyelashes.
| Descriptor ID |
D014006
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.800.200.720.730 C01.703.295.872.541 C17.800.738.708 C17.800.838.208.883.558
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| Concept/Terms |
Tinea Capitis- Tinea Capitis
- Trichophytia Profunda Barbae
- Barbae, Trichophytia Profunda
- Profunda Barbae, Trichophytia
- Trichophytia Profunda Capitis
- Capitides, Trichophytia Profunda
- Capitis, Trichophytia Profunda
- Profunda Capitides, Trichophytia
- Profunda Capitis, Trichophytia
- Trichophytia Profunda Capitides
- Tinea Capitis Profunda
- Capitis Profunda, Tinea
- Capitis Profundas, Tinea
- Profunda, Tinea Capitis
- Profundas, Tinea Capitis
- Tinea Capitis Profundas
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tinea Capitis" by people in Profiles.
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Scalp Infection, Inflammation, and Infestation. Dermatol Clin. 2023 Jul; 41(3):539-545.
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Tinea capitis due to Trichophyton soudanense in Chicago, Illinois: report of a case. Pediatr Dermatol. 2009 Mar-Apr; 26(2):226-8.