Tinea capitis: an updated review

AKC Leung, KL Hon, KF Leong… - Recent Patents on …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Tinea capitis is a common and, at times, difficult to treat, fungal infection of the
scalp. Objective: This article aimed to provide an update on the evaluation, diagnosis, and …

Tinea capitis: advances and a needed paradigm shift

TK Le, BA Cohen - Current opinion in pediatrics, 2021 - journals.lww.com
We recommend all clinical providers ascertain the causative organism in fungal infection,
either through fungal culture or newer methods which may become more readily available …

Iranian National Survey on Tinea Capitis: Antifungal Susceptibility Profile, Epidemiological Characteristics, and Report of Two Strains with a Novel Mutation in SQLE …

M Abastabar, M Babaei, R Mohammadi, R Valadan… - Mycopathologia, 2023 - Springer
Background The data on the epidemiological and antifungal susceptibility profile of tinea
capitis (TC) in Iran has not been updated in recent decades. This report presents the Iranian …

Now that griseofulvin is not available, what to do with tinea capitis treatments?

A Bonifaz, P Lumbán-Ramírez… - Expert Review of Anti …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Griseofulvin, discovered in 1939 and commercially available since 1959, was
the first oral antifungal agent effective against dermatophytosis, particularly tinea capitis …

In vitro activities of antifungal drugs against a large collection of Trichophyton tonsurans isolated from wrestlers

F Kermani, J Javidnia, MT Hedayati, M Abastabar… - Mycoses, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Trichophyton tonsurans is the most common agent causing tinea gladiatorum in
wrestlers, and limited data on susceptibility profiles of Trichophyton tonsurans are available …

Antifungal activities of Astragalus verus Olivier. against Trichophyton verrucosum on in vitro and in vivo guinea pig model of dermatophytosis

A Mikaeili, M Modaresi, I Karimi, H Ghavimi, M Fathi… - Mycoses, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Astragalus verus Olivier, Fabaceae has been used against ringworm in Kurdish
ethnomedicine throughout millennia. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects …

Global demographic characteristics and pathogen spectrum of tinea capitis

XQ Chen, J Yu - Mycopathologia, 2023 - Springer
Tinea capitis is an important superficial fungal infection with a global distribution. It mainly
affects prepubertal children and is more common in males. Anthropophilic and zoophilic …

Trichophyton tonsurans—an emerging pathogen in wrestling in Germany

J Schießl, S Uhrlaß, K Wichmann, D Wilde, C Krüger… - Der Hautarzt, 2021 - Springer
Trichophyton (T.) tonsurans gilt bei Kontakt-und Kampfsportarten weltweit als Haupterreger
der Tinea gladiatorum und führt regelmäßig zu Ausbrüchen. In Leipzig treten im nationalen …

[HTML][HTML] The most useful pharmaceutical formulations (individualized medications) in pediatric Dermatology: A review

EA Lachén, PH Martínez, YG Calzada - Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English …, 2021 - Elsevier
The administration of appropriate doses of active ingredients and excipients is crucial for
achieving desired treatment outcomes in pediatric dermatology. A number of factors need to …

High Trichophyton violaceum-Induced Tinea Capitis with Isolation of Many Non-Dermatophyte Molds in Scalp Scra**s in Patients Referred to a Dermatology Clinic …

A Bitew, B Yilma, T Taye - Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective This work aimed to determine the magnitude of tinea capitis, the diversity and
species composition of fungi, and the predominant dermatophytes implicated in causing …