Fig. 8. Tinea capitis due to endothrix Trichophyta. A, severe inflammation producing 

 boggy infiltrations caused by T. crateriforme. B, the subject shown in A, after cure by simple 

 topical measures. There was eventually a complete regrowth of hair in the areas of alopecia. 

 C, D and E, examples of "black dot" ringworm, caused by T. violaceum. In E the hair has 

 been cut in a patch around the infected site. The black dot is caused by breaking off of the 

 hair near the surface. Small pyogenic superinfections arc common. Tinea capitis due to T. 

 violaceum is the most difficult type of all to cure. 



