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Case Reports
. 2020 Feb 19;6(3):187-188.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.12.013. eCollection 2020 Mar.

Tinea capitis mimicking favus in rural Washington State

Ngan Do  1 , Eliza Notaro  2 , Gary Schillhammer  3 , Roy Colven  2
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Case Reports

Tinea capitis mimicking favus in rural Washington State

Ngan Do et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: favus; mycology; tinea capitis.

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Fig 1
Thick, hyperkeratotic plaque involving the entire crown and parietal scalp.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Punch biopsy shows abundant fungal hyphae within the stratum corneum. (Periodic acid–Schiff stain; original magnification: ×10.)
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