Tinea capitis, a scalp ringworm, is a dermatophytosis caused by fungus of the gender Trichophyton and Microsporum. It presents various clinical forms and is almost exclusive of children. It rarely affects an adult. A case of tinea capitis is reported in a 65-year-old woman and the nosographic aspects on this dermatophytosis in Brazil are commented.
Adult; Dermatophytosis; Microsporum; Tinea capitis; Trichophyton; Trichophyton violaceum
