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Case 7: Skin of Scalp, R/O Tinea vs. Seborrheic Dermatitis

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A 7-year-old African American female presented with an itchy and scaly scalp. The patient first noticed the itchiness and flaking several weeks ago. The patient’s mother also reported some areas of hair loss on the scalp at sites where the patient was scratching the most.

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  1. Ruffolo, Hooper & Associates, M.D, P.A., Tampa, FL, USA

    Dong-Lin Xie

  2. DO, PGY-1 Larkin Community Hospital, Miami, FL, USA

    Tam H. Nguyen

  3. Department of Dermatology, Nova Southeastern University, Tampa, FL, USA

    Robert A. Norman

  4. Center for Geriatric Dermatology and Neuro-Dermatology, Tampa, FL, USA

    Robert A. Norman

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Xie, DL., Nguyen, T.H., Norman, R.A. (2020). Case 7: Skin of Scalp, R/O Tinea vs. Seborrheic Dermatitis. In: Xie, DL. (eds) Clinical Cases in Dermatopathology. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28807-5_7

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