<prompt> Feature s of Taenia capitis isare all except:May presents as a boggy swellingMost commonly occurs in elderlyMay present as black dotCaused by trichophyton microsporum but not by epidermophyton  <response>: Ans: B Most commonly occurs in elderly.T.capitis: Caused by microsporum any species cf. Trichophyton most species-Ananthanarayan 8th606, Tinea capitis is dermatophytosis or ringworm of the scalp and hair. Age: Invariably a child.the chief cause of black dot Tinea capitis, produces spores within the hair shaft endothrix. These hairs do not fluoresce; they are weakened and typically break easily at the follicular opening. In prepubescent children, epidemic tinea capitis is usually self-limiting. 