tinea cap·i·tis 
(kăpĭ-tĭs)
(kăpĭ-tĭs)n.
An infection of the scalp caused by fungi of the genera Microsporum or Trichophyton, characterized by itchy, scaly patches and sometimes hair loss; ringworm of the scalp.
[New Latin : Medieval Latin tinea, tinea + Latin capitis, genitive of caput, head.]