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Summary Literature (0)
DOID:4337 - tinea capitis

Disease Ontology Definition:A dermatophytosis that results_in contagious fungal infection located_in scalp, located_in hair of head, located_in eyebrow or located_in eyelash, has_material_basis_in Ascomycota fungi that belong to a group called dermatophytes and has_symptom itching of the scalp, has_symptom pus filled lesions on the scalp, and has_symptom patches of hair loss, sometimes with a 'black dot' pattern.

Synonyms: Dermatophytosis of scalp, Scalp ringworm, Trichophyton rubrum tinea capitis, dermatophytosis of scalp or beard, tinea capitis due to Trichophyton rubrum,

Xenbase Genes :

Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):
MONDO:0002967 - dermatophytosis of scalp or beard


Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): dermatophytosis (is_a), hair disease (is_a)