: Tinea Capitis ( Ringworm of the scalp) under a magnifying glass Supposing a patient has Tinea Capitis (Ringworm of the scalp) what will you see under a magnifying glass?

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Probably nothing diagnostic would be seen using a handheld magnifying lens. Preferably one would use a microscope but that also has limitations.

Microscopic examination of the infected hairs may provide immediate confirmation of the diagnosis of ringworm and establishes whether the fungus is small-spore or large-spore ectothrix or endothrix.

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You will see hyphae (which produce spores that appear as crusted plaque-likelesions on the scalp)

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