Tinea capitis in adults, especially healthy, is known to be rare but a signi6cant increase in case has recently been observed. Trichophyton rubrum is an anthropophilic, the commonest dermatophyte affecting man but rarely involves the scalp and hair. We describe a 63-year-old healthy woman with tinea capitis due to T. rubrum who has clinical improvement after oral terbinafine therapy. (Ann Dermatol 12(3) 189~192, 2000).