Hair on head most often affected. Occasionally involves beard, mustache, axillary, and pubic hair ... Local populations in endemic areas have infections of pubic hair ...
Rapid and easy way to confirm the diagnosis is by using a Wood's lamp. ... lamp: longwave UV light used in dark room will cause Tinea microbes to fluoresce. ...
... outer layer of the scalp, glabrous skin, and nails causing tinea or ringworm ... Classical 'Ringworm' Lesion. Dermatophytes. Taxonomic classification ...
Often described and 'spaghetti and meatball' in appearance. Tinea versicolor. Curvy ... 'Spaghetti and Meatballs' Tinea versicolor. Laboratory diagnosis ...