A woman in her 60s presented with an asymptomatic, nodule over the left side of the scalp, slowly growing over a period of 1 year. It was associated with occasional oozing and an episode of bleeding.

An 86-year-old man presented to the dermatology clinic with a 10-week history of lesion on the vertex of his scalp. This had been intermittently crusting and bleeding but was non-tender and not ...

Found in hair follicles, the fungus is also linked to a skin disease called dermatitis, a chronic form of eczema caused by ...