Black Dot Ringworm

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Black Dot Ringworm

A non-inflammatory endothrix form of tinea capitis of the hair shaft, with minimal folliculitis; ‘black dot’ refers to the patchy baldness with hair breaking at the surface of the scalp, resulting in black—‘polka’—dots
Fungal agents Trichophyton tonsurans, T violaceum, and African dermatophytic fungus, T yaoundei

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ringworm			The disease is also characterized by the formation of a kerion (large, red watery lump on the scalp), formation of black dot ringworm, enlarged lymph glands or scaling in the scalp. Alopecia Children Hair Loss in Such a Young Age by Rachel Saunders / Food/cooking/nutrition community It occurs primarily in one of three different guises: gray patch ringworm, black dot ringworm and inflammatory ringworm. Taking the "Fun" Out of Fungus ? Getting Rid of Fungal Infections by Yodle Local / General interest community			Black Bengal black bile black bindweed Black Birds black blowfly black body radiation Black Bombers Black Box Warning black bryony Black Cadillacs Black Cardiac Disease black cataract black Celebes ape black cherry black cohosh Black Collar Worker Black Cornea Black Creek Canal Virus black crumbweed black cumin black damp black death black death disease black disease Black Dot Black Dot Ringworm Black Dust black elder Black Eye black fell terrier Black Fever Black Fly Black Gallstone Black Ganga black gill disease Black Gold Black Gunion black hairy tongue Black Hash black haw black hellebore black henbane Black Heroin Black Ice Black Jaundice black laurel black light Black Liver Disease black livers black locust black lung			Black Diamond Mine Black Diamond Mountain Sports Black Diamond School of Engineering Black Diamond Society of Model Engineers black diamonds black diamonds black diapering Black Diaspora Film Festival black diet Black Digital Interface black disc Black Disciples black disease black disease black disease black disease Black Divorced Male Black dog Black dog Black dog Black dog (disambiguation) Black dog (disambiguation) Black Dog Machine, LLC Black Dog Productions Black dogfish Black Dogs Black Dogs Black dogwood Black Dollar Days Task Force Black Dot Black Dot Ringworm Black Dot Tinea Capitis Black Dragon Black Dragon Army Black Dragon Corps Black Dragon Fighting Society Black Dragon Kenpo Youth Organization Black Dragon River Black Dragon River Black Dragon Scale Mail Black Dragon Society Black Dragon Society Black draught Black draught Black draught Black Drongo Black Drongo Black drop Black drop Black drum black drums black drums black drums black drums black duck Black Duck Joint Venture black durain Black Dust Black dwarf Black dwarf black dwarf star

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