April 2011 in “Companion Animal” Feline pododermatitis is less common in cats than in dogs.
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March 2012 in “Veterinary dermatology” A cat developed a skin lesion from a topical solution, which healed with minoxidil treatment.
July 2018 in “IP Indian journal of clinical and experimental dermatology” Hair loss in rural Indian children is often due to malnutrition, poor grooming, stress, and infections.
Visible lesions are not always needed to diagnose tinea capitis.
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July 1984 in “Australian Veterinary Journal” Some treatments worked for horse ringworm, but mass treatment should focus on stopping infection spread, not just hair regrowth.
January 2021 in “Advances in health sciences research/Advances in Health Sciences Research” Two siblings with gray patch tinea capitis were successfully treated after identifying risk factors.
January 2025 in “Veterinary Record Case Reports” The dog's skin condition improved quickly with treatment and did not return.
December 2025 in “Journal of Mycology and Infection” Griseofulvin effectively treats tinea capitis in infants.
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May 2018 in “jurnal veteriner” Scraping is the best method to diagnose demodicosis in dogs.
July 2023 in “Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal” Trichoscopy helps diagnose and manage hair and scalp disorders in children.
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November 1977 in “Archives of Dermatology” A 6-year-old girl in the U.S. had a rare scalp infection caused by *Trichophyton soudanense*.
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October 2001 in “Mycoses” A young cat had a rare fungal infection caused by Microsporum gypseum.
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January 2002 in “Pediatric Drugs” Tinea capitis is a common scalp infection in children, treated with antifungal medications like griseofulvin, terbinafine, and fluconazole.
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January 1983 in “Archives of Dermatology” A 3-year-old boy's scalp infection was treated with ketoconazole.
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February 2002 in “Veterinary Dermatology” Intracorneal vacuoles are common in parakeratotic skin diseases in dogs, especially with more parakeratosis.
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November 2009 in “Nurse prescribing” Oral griseofulvin for 6-12 weeks cures most scalp fungal infections in children.
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June 2011 in “PubMed” The patient improved significantly after treatment, with only one small scar remaining.
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January 1995 in “Dermatology” The treatment for alopecia areata with diphenylcyclopropenone was unsuccessful.
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August 2012 in “Veterinary dermatology” Skin infections in cats are more common than thought, often affect young cats with allergies, and need better treatments.
June 2021 in “Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology” A 62-year-old woman got a lump on her eyelid from tiny mites, which is the first time this has happened.
January 2026 in “Pediatria Polska” Early diagnosis and treatment of tinea capitis in children is crucial to prevent permanent hair loss and scarring.
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December 2013 in “Journal of cutaneous pathology” A fungal infection can look like a different scalp condition in teens, leading to wrong treatment until proper tests are done.
July 2024 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” Tinea capitis can occur in adults and should be considered if scalp issues persist.
March 2022 in “Journal of health sciences and medicine” Azelaic acid and permethrin both effectively kill the skin mite Demodex folliculorum in a lab setting.
January 2021 in “Plant Archives/Plant archives” Dogs with ear infections have a higher rate of yeast infection, especially German Shepherds, with seasonal variations observed.
April 2002 in “Postgraduate medicine” A 4-year-old boy's itchy, scaly scalp and hair loss were correctly diagnosed as tinea capitis after initial misdiagnosis.
November 2017 in “Research Journal of Health Sciences” Skin infections and eczema were most common in all ages, acne in teens and young adults, and nutritional skin problems and infestations in children.
January 2025 in “Tropical Medicine and Health” Most children in orphanages in Fayoum and Giza have skin disorders, mainly noninfectious, and need better hygiene and emotional care.
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April 1992 in “Pediatrics in review” Children can get skin fungal infections, which are easy to diagnose and treat.