Scaly patches and plaques, often annular in configuration
Sites include scalp (tinea capitis), body (tineacorporis), groin (tinea cruris), feet (tinea pedis), hand (tinea manuum), face (tinea faciei), nails (onychomycosis)
Examination of scale under the microscope shows branching (fungal) hyphae
Histology: Hyperkeratosis with hyphae in the stratum corneum, mild acanthosis
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