A tinea capitis that results_in fungal infection located_in scalp, located_in glabrous skin or located_in nail, has_material_basis_in Ascomycota fungi that belong to a group called dermatophytes and results_in_formation_of scutula, yellowish cup-shaped crusts of dense masses of mycelium and epithelial debris, which develop at the surface of a hair follicle with the shaft in the center of the raised lesion. Removal of these crusts reveals an oozing, moist, red base. Later, atrophy of the skin occurs leaving a cicatricial alopecia and scarring. [ url:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3885931/ ]
Synonyms: favus
Term information
- UMLS_CUI:C0040254
- ICD10CM:B35
- SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:85375000
- NCI:C35072
- MESH:D014007
DO_infectious_disease_slim, NCIthesaurus
Term relations
- tinea capitis
- disease has location some (nail or strand of hair or scalp or zone of skin)
- has phenotype some Scarring
- has material basis in some Ascomycota