Review Question - QID 208608

A 7-year-old boy is brought in to your clinic by his mother, who is complaining of her son’s “dry scalp and hair loss.” She reports a scaling spot on his scalp developed around 2 months ago, soon after moving to a new school, which then became a larger bald spot. She denies that anyone in the household is exhibiting similar symptoms, but does recall a note that came home from school warning of a lice outbreak. Thus far, she has only tried daily baths with little improvement. The patient denies pain or itchiness, but the mother reports she does notice him scratching his scalp. The mother also reports that since her son has started at the new school, she ha...