Tinea capitis, or scalp ringworm, is an exogenous infection caused by the dermatophytes Microsporum spp. and Trichophyton spp. These originate from a number of possible sources including other children or adults (anthropophilic), animals (zoophilic) or soil (geophilic).
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/doctor/dermatology/tinea-capitis