Wood's Lamp Examination Findings of Tinea Capitis by Microsporum canis

Treatment of tinea capitis caused by Microsporum ferrugineum with itraconazole.

A prospective, non-randomized, open clinical trial was conducted to determine the efficacy of itraconazole for treatment of Microsporum ferrugineum tinea capitis. Itraconazole capsules were given every day in continuous group and every day for 1 week on and 3-week off in pulse therapy group. Concomitant topical therapy with 2% ketoconazole shampoo was used daily. Clinical evaluation consisted o...

[Tinea capitis].

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Tinea corporis and tinea capitis.

Which drug is most effective in treating childhood tinea capitis caused by Microsporum species?

Question What is the optimum duration for oral terbinafine therapy when treating children with tinea capitis caused by Micro-sporum species? How do these terbinafine dose schedules compare in effectiveness to griseofulvin? Design: Four double-blind duration-finding terbinafine arms were compared with an unblinded griseofulvin arm. Each arm was parallel, and patients were randomly allocated. The...

Neonatal dermatophytosis: report of a case and review of the literature.

Tinea capitis is a common fungal infection in children but rare among neonates. We present a case of a 3-week-old infant with multiple scalp lesions for 1 week. A diagnosis of tinea capitis due to Microsporum canis was made based on clinical morphology, Wood's lamp, and biopsy with a positive PAS stain. She was effectively treated with oral griseofulvin and ketoconazole shampoo.