ID#: 24775
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This image presents a left posterior-oblique view of a boy, focusing on the scalp, which shows hair loss and a crusted lesion due to favus, a fungal infection also referred to as tinea favosa. Favus is a dermatophytic infection; however, the causative organism was not specified in this case. See PHIL 24776, 24777, and 24778 for additional views of this boy’s condition.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Libero Ajello
Creation Date: 1963
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