ID#: 24777
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This image presents an anterior view of a boy’s head, highlighting his scalp which had been affected by hair loss and a crusted scalp lesion caused by favus, a fungal infection also known as tinea favosa. Favus is a dermatophytic infection; however, the specific causative organism in this case was not specified. See PHIL 24775, 24776, and 24778 for additional views of this patient’s condition.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Libero Ajello
Creation Date: 1963
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