X-Nico

unusual facts about Tinea capitis


Microsporum audouinii

Tinea capitis develops when an inoculum from another individual or animal comes into a 'compromised scalp.'



see also

M. canis

Microsporum canis, a fungus species that causes Tinea capitis in humans

Ringworm affair

An estimated 200,000 children worldwide received X-ray treatment for tinea capitis in accordance with the standard Adamson-Kienbock procedure between 1910 and 1959, until griseofulvin, the first effective antifungal agent for ringworm, was introduced.