ReviewMycopathologia2016
Factors in Etiology and Predisposition of Adult Tinea Capitis and Review of Published Literature.
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- Comprehensive Review of Tinea Capitis in Adults: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Clinical Presentations, and Management.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Global Demographic Characteristics and Pathogen Spectrum of Tinea Capitis.Mycopathologia · 2023Review
- Epidemiology and Aetiology of Tinea Capitis in Wuhan and Its Surrounding Areas from 2011 Till the Present: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.Mycopathologia · 2023Article
- Inflammatory Tinea Capitis Mimicking Dissecting Cellulitis in a Healthy Woman.Skin appendage disorders · 2023Article
- Cutaneous Fungal Infections Caused by Dermatophytes and Non-Dermatophytes: An Updated Comprehensive Review of Epidemiology, Clinical Presentations, and Diagnostic Testing.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Predominance ofCurrent medical mycology · 2023Article
- Tinea Capitis Presenting as Diffuse Hair Loss and Significance of Trichoscopy: Four Case Reports.Skin appendage disorders · 2021Article
- Tinea Capitis by Microsporum canis in an Elderly Female with Extensive Dermatophyte Infection.Mycopathologia · 2021Article
- Adult black dot tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton tonsurans complicated with herpes zoster.Chinese medical journal · 2020Article
- Species Distinction in the Trichophyton rubrum Complex.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2019Article
- New Antifungal Agents and New Formulations Against Dermatophytes.Mycopathologia · 2017Review
- Kerion celsi caused by Trichophyton tonsurans in an adult.Anais brasileiros de dermatologiaArticle
- Treatment of Dermatophytosis in Elderly, Children, and Pregnant Women.Indian dermatology online journalReview
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Abstract
backgroundTinea capitis is a common fungal infection in children but is less frequently encountered in adults, especially in immunocompromised individuals.
objectivesTo determine the incidence of tinea capitis in adults, the predisposing factors and causative species.
methodsA retrospective study was conducted over a period of 5 years, from 2010 to 2015, on cases of tinea capitis diagnosed in the Department of Dermatology and Mycology Research Center in Tehran, Iran. The information was collected from the patients including age, gender, location of the lesions, results of direct examination and culture, cause of immunosuppression and the prescribed treatment.
resultsTwenty-five (20.6 %) patients (10 men and 15 women) with a mean age of 45.28 years were affected by tinea capitis among a total number of 121 positive cases. Most of these adults (80 %) had a grade of immunodeficiency due to the underlying syndromes or diseases, and the rest were immunocompetent. Trichophyton species were isolated from 84 % of these adult patients, indicating Trichophyton violaceum (T. violaceum) as the most common fungal agent. Treatment with oral terbinafine or itraconazole was successful in all these cases.
conclusionsThe results showed that most cases affecting the adult population were caused by species of the genus Trichophyton. T. violaceum was the most common dermatophyte of adult patients. Thus, it is important to consider tinea capitis as a differential diagnosis in immunocompromised adults, even though it is considered to be rare in adults.
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