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(a) Initial lesion of tinea capitis after surgical incision. (b) Two weeks after starting oral griseofulvin. (c) Eight weeks after starting oral griseofulvin.
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Areas of purulent discharge and patchy hair loss were also noted at the periphery of lesions (Figure 1(a)). Eight weeks later, the lesions healed leaving residual scarring alopecia in the incised region (Figures 1(b) and 1(c)).
(a)Branching hyphae under KOH wet mount (10x). (b) Ectothrix shown in hair follicle in KOH wet mount (40x).
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Potassium hydroxide (KOH) wet mount was performed in hair samples and scalp scrapings, which showed multiple branching hyphae from skin lesion and ectothrix in hair follicles (Figures 2(a) and 2(b)).