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A patient presents with features suggestive of tinea capitis.. Tinea capitis is a dermatophyte infection of the scalp hair shaft and follicle, predominantly affecting pre-pubertal children. Fellowship-level assessment demands mastery of the clinical patterns (inf...
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a) What is the most likely diagnosis and what clinical features support it? (2 marks)
b) What investigations would you arrange to confirm the diagnosis? (3 marks)
c) Outline your management plan for this patient. (3 marks)
d) What are the key complications and prognostic factors? (2 marks)