skin disorders
Scalp Ringworm (Tinea Capitis)
Diagnosis of Scalp Ringworm
A doctor's examination of the skin Examination of plucked hairs or scale from the scalp Sometimes a Wood light examination and sometimes culture Tinea capitis is diagnosed by its appearance and the results of an examination of a sample of plucked hairs or of hairs and scale from the scalp. Doctors Scrapings . Sometimes a type of ultraviolet light (called a Wood Light (Black Light) ) is shined on the scalp to distinguish the type of fungus. Doctors may also do a Culture (the process of growing an organism in a laboratory for identification) of the samples or of material taken from a kerion. 