A dermatophytosis that results_in contagious fungal infection located_in scalp, located_in hair of head, located_in eyebrow or located_in eyelash, has_material_basis_in Ascomycota fungi that belong to a group called dermatophytes and has_symptom itching of the scalp, has_symptom pus filled lesions on the scalp, and has_symptom patches of hair loss, sometimes with a 'black dot' pattern. [ url:https://drfungus.org/knowledge-base/tinea-capitis/ url:http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000878.htm http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECO_0007640 ]
Synonyms: Trichophyton rubrum tinea capitis Scalp ringworm tinea capitis due to Trichophyton rubrum dermatophytosis of scalp or beard
Term information
- ICD9CM:110.0
- NCI:C34536
- UMLS_CUI:C0011640
- SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:186985002
DO_infectious_disease_slim, NCIthesaurus
Term relations
- dermatophytosis
- disease has location some (hair of head or eyebrow or eyelash or scalp)
- has symptom some patches of hair loss with a black dot pattern
- has symptom some itching
- has symptom some boil