A 28-year-old woman presents with a scaly, erythematous patch on her scalp with hair loss. Microscopy shows endothrix spores. In contrast, a colleague describes a patient with tinea corporis presenting with an expanding annular lesion with central clearing on the trunk. Which feature best distinguishes tinea capitis from tinea corporis?

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