BACKGROUND Tinea capitis is a common dermatophyte infection which constitutes an important public health problem among children worldwide. The endemic nature of scalp ringworm in Africa is perpetuated mainly by the lack of knowledge about the prevalence and carrier status, and the absence of control measures. METHODS Two hundred and nineteen schoolchildren from urban and rural communities of ...

THIS report concerns the topical use of butylphenamide* in the treatment of some of the common varieties of ringworm of the scalp and body. Laboratory data dealing with fungicidal effect "in vitro" and the absence of signs of toxicity in experimental animals suggested that butylphenamide would be a more valuable fungicide than any of the many others available. Our clinical impression is that th...

Microsporon ringworm infections of the scalp are at present relatively uncommon in this country; this applies particularly to M. audouinii infections. Wheq they do occur the most reliable treatment is still by total epilation with X-rays (Beare and Cheeseman, 195I), but some examples of M. canis infection are more conveniently treated in this way. A review of the late results of epilation of pa...

f.r.c.s. Eng.; Medical Officer, Christs Hospital, London. Fourth Edition, 8vo. Pp. 327. Price 10s. 6d (H. K. Lewis, London.) This valuable monograph, on a subject of the first importance to Medical Officers of large Schools as well as to the general practitioner, has been entirely rewritten in the light of the latest available knowledge of the parasitology of the subject. Its bulk has grown con...

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