| a study of tinea capitis in sri lanka. | between january 1978 and december 1987, 106 cases of tinea capitis were detected in sri lanka. diagnosis was confirmed mycologically by microscopic examination and by culture. tinea capitis accounted for 3.4% of all superficial fungal infections seen during this period. this figure is low when compared with the incidence of this disease reported in other countries. five main types of clinical manifestation were encountered. inflammatory lesions were observed in 50% of the patients. eighty-five p ... | 1989 | 2754578 |