Use Overview of Pediatric 'Dental-Voucher' in Portugal

Tinea capitis is one of the most common dermatophyte infections in children, particularly among African American children. It can manifest with a variety of clinical presentations ranging from the subtle seborrheic dermatitis subtype to the more severe kerion pattern, with boggy and tender lesions. The most common presentation, however, is the scaly, pruritic multiple patches of alopecia with the involved hair shafts are broken off at the surface giving the appearance of black dots. A less common presentation of tinea capitis is the grey patch type and it is usually caused by M. canis.