text: can cryptococcus albidus cause tinea capitis?   cryptococcus albidus http://www.doctorfungus.org/thefungi/cryptococcus_albidus.htm http://www.pesticideinfo.org/detail_chemical.jsp?rec_id=pc39161 http://www.aegis.com/aidsline/1999/may/a9950632.html http://www.mycology.adelaide.edu.au/fungal_descriptions/yeasts/cryptococcus/  (that one is great)  tinea capitis http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000878.htm  hope that helps.  i guess tinea capitis is generally caused by the same sort that causes athlete's foot.  however, since cryptococcus albidus is a yeast, then i suppose.. it could.. based purely on the whole "yeast infection" term.    i admit i'ven't read through those sites completely.  i hope they help ye out.