A 10-year-old boy presented with painful boggy swelling of scalp, multiple sinuses with purulent discharge, easily pluckable hair, and lymph nodes enlarged in occipital region, which of the following would be most helpful for diagnostic evaluation?
ABacterial culture
BBiopsy and giemsa staining
CPatch test, gram staining and Tzank smear
DKOH mount
Which of the following conditions is NOT caused by Aspergillus?
AOtomycosis
BDermatophytosis
CAllergic sinusitis
DBronchopulmonary allergy
An eleven-year-old boy has Tinea capitis on his scalp. Which of the following is the most appropriate line of treatment for this condition?
AShaving of the scalp
BTopical griseofulvin therapy
COral griseofulvin therapy
DSelenium sulphide shampoo
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