ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology2010
Management of tinea capitis in childhood.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 68 citations in OpenAlex.
- Tinea capitis among schoolchildren in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Systemic antifungal therapy for tinea capitis in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
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- [Microsporum canis infection from a cat : A source of tinea capitis and dermatophytosis in an entire family].Dermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- 24-day-old newborn with tinea capitis: A case report.Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia · 2025Article
- Epidemiology, clinical features, and outcome of the hospitalized patients with Kerion in Fars Province, Iran: an eleven-year retrospective study.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Dermoscopic findings in Tinea Capitis among under 18 children in dermatology polyclinic patients: a hospital-based cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Tinea capitis caused byClinical case reports · 2023Article
- Retrospective Analysis of Tinea Capitis in Xinjiang, China.Mycopathologia · 2023Article
- Asymptomatic Scalp Carriage among Household Contacts of Children Affected by Tinea Capitis: A Prospective Study in the Metropolitan Area of Brussels, Belgium.Skin appendage disorders · 2022Article
- A Review on Antifungal Efficiency of Plant Extracts Entrenched Polysaccharide-Based Nanohydrogels.Nutrients · 2021Review
- A case report of tinea capitis in infant in first year of life.BMC pediatrics · 2019Article
- Prevalence of Tinea Capitis among Children in Osogbo, Nigeria, and the Associated Risk Factors.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Selection and validation of reference genes for qRT-PCR analysis of gene expression in Microsporum canis growing under different adhesion-inducing conditions.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- [Acute skin infections and their imitators in children : A photo quiz].Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete · 2017Review
- [Tropical dermatology-relevant disorders of the scalp].Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete · 2017Review
- Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Malassezia spp. with an Optimized Colorimetric Broth Microdilution Method.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2017Article
- Prevalence of Tinea Capitis among School Children in Nok Community of Kaduna State, Nigeria.Journal of pathogens · 2016Article
- Microsporum canis infection in three familial cases with tinea capitis and tinea corporis.Mycopathologia · 2013Article
- Tinea capitis in Botswana.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2013Article
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Abstract
Tinea capitis (TC) is a common dermatophyte infection affecting primarily prepubertal children. The causative pathogens belong to only two genera: Trichophyton and Microsporum. Although there is a great local variation in the epidemiology of TC worldwide, T. tonsurans is currently the most common cause of TC with M. canis second. Even though there is an emerging number of anthropophilic scalp infections, M. canis remains the predominant causative organism in many countries of the Mediterranean basin, the most important dermatophyte carriers being stray cats and dogs as well as pet puppies, kittens and rabbits. TC always requires systemic treatment because topical antifungal agents do not penetrate down to the deepest part of the hair follicle. Since the late 1950s, griseofulvin has been the gold standard for systemic therapy of TC. It is active against dermatophytes and has a long-term safety profile. The main disadvantage of griseofulvin is the long duration of treatment required which may lead to reduced compliance. The newer oral antifungal agents including terbinafine, itraconazole, ketokonazole, and fluconazole appear to have efficacy rates and potential adverse effects similar to those of griseofulvin in children with TC caused by Trichophyton species, while requiring a much shorter duration of treatment. They may, however, be more expensive.
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