research Clinical Differential Diagnosis of Scalp Infection
Diagnosing scalp fungal infections is difficult due to similar symptoms with other conditions, requiring careful examination and specific tests.
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research Case Report of Tinea Capitis Caused by Combined Microsporum audouinii and Microsporum canis
A 10-year-old boy's scalp infection was cured with oral medication in two months.
research Infectious Alopecia in a Child Day-Care Center
A child day-care center reported cases of contagious fungal scalp infection, indicating a need for greater awareness and control measures.
research Adult Kerion Celsi Caused by Trichophyton tonsurans Secondary to Black Dot Tinea Capitis
A woman's hair loss and scalp swelling, caused by a fungal infection, was wrongly treated but eventually cured with Terbinafine, emphasizing its effectiveness.
research Tinea capitis: no incision nor excision
Surgery is not the right treatment for a fungal scalp infection; proper medical treatment is needed.
research Tinea capitis favosa in Poland
Two patients with a rare scalp fungus in Poland were successfully treated with griseofulvin and ciclopirox.
research Importance of dermoscopy in diagnosis of tinea capitis: An evidence-based case report
Dermoscopy can help diagnose tinea capitis but should be used with other tests.
research Perifolliculitis Capitis Abscedens et Suffodiens
The man's scalp condition did not improve with tetracycline treatment.
research Prevalence of tinea capitis and asymptomatic carriage amongst school going children
Tinea capitis affected 4.3% of school children, mostly boys, with T. violaceum as the main cause.
research Tinea Capitis with Eyebrow Involvement: Dermoscopy Clinched the Diagnosis
Trichoscopy helped correctly diagnose and treat a scalp and eyebrow fungal infection.
research Tinea capitis mimicking cicatricial alopecia: What host and dermatophyte factors lead to this unusual clinical presentation?
Some cases of tinea capitis, a fungal scalp infection, can look like scarring hair loss due to the body's immune response and the fungus itself.
research Kerion – rare, but important form of tinea capitis – a case report
Kerion is a severe scalp infection that needs quick treatment to avoid permanent hair loss in children.
research Pediculosis Capitis
Head lice mainly affect children and are treated with special lice-killing products.
research Answers to Dermatophile questions
Kerion, a severe scalp infection, causes hair loss and needs oral antifungal treatment.
research Trichoscopy and Tinea Capitis: Comma and Corkscrew Hairs
Trichoscopy helped diagnose and treat a child's fungal scalp infection by spotting specific hair shapes.
research PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS WITH A RARE COMPLICATION OF CICATRICIAL ALOPECIA: A CASE REPORT
A 6-year-old girl with head lice developed scarring hair loss but improved with treatment.
research Hair loss in children in rural population
Teaching kids about hygiene can reduce scalp infections.
research Scabies with Secondary Infection Resembling Kerion-Type Tinea Capitis
An 8-year-old boy with a scabies infection was successfully treated with permethrin, antihistamines, and antibiotics.
research Trichotillomania in a young male complicated by tinea capitis associated with Cryptococcus laurentii and Candida parapsilosis
The boy's hair loss was due to a hair-pulling disorder, not just a fungal infection.
research Answer to April 2014 Photo Quiz
Kerion, a scalp fungal infection, requires lab confirmation and is treated with antifungal medication and medicated shampoo.
research Managing scalp ringworm in children
New treatments for children's scalp ringworm are recommended based on recent data.
research Monilethrix treated with oral retinoids
Oral etretinate improved hair length and reduced beading in monilethrix.
research Surprising case of generalized alopecia in an infant
A rare fungal infection caused hair loss in a North American infant.
research Bullous Congenital Ichthyosiform Erythroderma with Tinea Capitis in Half-Siblings: Rare Phenomenon in Ichthyosis with Co-Existing Trichophyton rubrum Infection and Blocker Displacement Amplification for Mosaic Mutation Detection
Half-siblings with a rare skin condition improved with treatment for a fungal infection, but hair loss remained.
research A Prospective Study on Trichoscopy as a Diagnostic and Monitoring Tool for Assessment of Therapeutic Response in Patients with Tinea Capitis
Trichoscopy effectively diagnoses and monitors treatment in children with tinea capitis.
research Selective, chemical epilation in the treatment of tinea capitis as contrasted with the diffuse X-ray epilation
Selective chemical epilation effectively treats tinea capitis without harmful side effects.
research DENOUEMENT—CONTINUED FROM P. 661
Tinea faciei should be considered in neonatal vesicular lesions and confirmed with KOH examination and culture.
research Trichomycosis (trichobacteriosis) axillaris
Shaving and applying erythromycin cream and clotrimazole powder effectively treated trichomycosis axillaris.
research Phototoxic reaction to oral terbinafine due to Tinea capitis in a child.
Terbinafine can cause skin reactions when exposed to sunlight, so sun exposure should be avoided during treatment.
research Evaluation of dermatoscopic findings of alopecia areata and tinea capitis in pediatric patients
Dermatoscopy can quickly help distinguish between alopecia areata and tinea capitis in children.