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What Is The Cause And Treatment For Fungal Infection Of Scalp?
Question: My son is 4 yrs old and he has two patches on the back of his head and theres little tiny white dots in them. it is a crusty scabby kind of look.
Brief Answer:
tinea capitis ia a possibility
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Welcome to healthcaremagic.
I have read your query and understood your concern.
It seems that your child has been suffering from tinea capitis. It is fungal infection of scalp , common in this age group.
It is an easily treatable condition. But before making a provisional diagnosis, I will like to
See the pic of the lesions.
Kindly attach pic of the lesions of your baby so that I can advise you to my best.
Stay healthy.
tinea capitis ia a possibility
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Welcome to healthcaremagic.
I have read your query and understood your concern.
It seems that your child has been suffering from tinea capitis. It is fungal infection of scalp , common in this age group.
It is an easily treatable condition. But before making a provisional diagnosis, I will like to
See the pic of the lesions.
Kindly attach pic of the lesions of your baby so that I can advise you to my best.
Stay healthy.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
How can this be treated? Does he have to see a doctor or demetologist or can it be treated with an over the counter medication? And is it going to continue to spread and cause more hair loss? Thank you
Brief Answer:
Oral antifungals , treatment woud control spread
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Welcome again.
Thanks for attaching the pics. They are quite useful.
It is tinea capitis only as i mentioned earlier. It is an easily treatable condition.
The drug of choice is griesofulvin that is an antifungal given in a dose of 10-15mg/kg body weight. Once treatment is started, the spread would be controlled.
I will advise you to consult your dermatologist so that treatment can be started under supervision. Here i can advise you but cannot monitor the patient.
If you have any further query, you may ask me. Else you may kindly close the discussion and rate it.
Good luck.
Oral antifungals , treatment woud control spread
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
Welcome again.
Thanks for attaching the pics. They are quite useful.
It is tinea capitis only as i mentioned earlier. It is an easily treatable condition.
The drug of choice is griesofulvin that is an antifungal given in a dose of 10-15mg/kg body weight. Once treatment is started, the spread would be controlled.
I will advise you to consult your dermatologist so that treatment can be started under supervision. Here i can advise you but cannot monitor the patient.
If you have any further query, you may ask me. Else you may kindly close the discussion and rate it.
Good luck.
Note: Hope the answers resolves your concerns, however for further guidance of skin related queries consult our Dermatologist.Click here to book a consultation
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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