Comprehensive Review of Tinea Capitis in Adults: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Clinical Presentations, and Management [PDF]
Journal of FungiTinea capitis is a fungal infection of the scalp and hair caused by dermatophyte molds, that most often affects children and may also affect adults. Previous estimates suggest that between 3% and 11% of all tinea capitis cases worldwide occur in adults ...
Rachel C. Hill +2 more
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Tinea capitis among schoolchildren in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 BackgroundTinea capitis accounts for25 to 30% of all fungal infections, but it is often ignored because it is not life threatening in nature. It is more common among schoolchildren particularly in developing countries.
Molla Yigzaw Birhanu +7 more
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Prevalence of Tinea Capitis among Children in Osogbo, Nigeria, and the Associated Risk Factors [PDF]
Diseases, 2019 Tinea capitis is a fungi infection of the scalp that disproportionately affects children in rural and underserved communities in Nigeria. A case-control study was conducted to identify the causative agents and factors that predispose school pupils to ...
Yemisi O. Adesiji +7 more
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Trichoscopy of Tinea Capitis: A Systematic Review
Dermatology and Therapy, 2020 Introduction An increased incidence of tinea capitis has been observed over the last few decades. Trichoscopy is a non-invasive, in-office method helpful in establishing the correct diagnosis in patients with hair loss and inflammatory hair disorders ...
Anna Waśkiel-Burnat +5 more
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Pediatric Tinea Capitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study from 2010 to 2021. [PDF]
J Fungi (Basel), 2023 Pediatric tinea capitis displays a wide range of prevalence, with significant variability among populations. We retrospectively extracted the medical records of 456 pediatric patients diagnosed with tinea capitis during the years 2010–2021, from the ...
Dascalu J +5 more
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A Current Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge: Tinea Capitis. [PDF]
J Clin MedTinea capitis is a dermatophyte scalp infection with a marked prevalence among the pediatric population. However, in the last few years, its epidemiology has changed due to increasing population migration worldwide.
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Dermoscopic findings in Tinea Capitis among under 18 children in dermatology polyclinic patients: a hospital-based cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Ann Med Surg (Lond), 2023 Background: Tinea capitis is a fungal infection that affects the scalp. It is caused by a group of fungi known as dermatophytes, which thrive in warm and moist environments.
Ali AI, Aden AI, Mohamud AK.
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Epidemiology of tinea capitis [PDF]
Medical Mycology, 2000 This paper addresses the changing epidemiology of tinea capitis in the USA and in Europe that has occurred over the last several decades. Several dermatophytes are involved in the etiology, and the primary etiological agents of tinea capitis are limited to the genera Microsporum and Trichophyton.
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Successful treatment of fungal ball‐associated tinea capitis in a healthy infant: An unusual presentation [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Presentation of tinea capitis with fungal mass in an infant is extremely rare. Tinea capitis with and without abscess formation is prone to be misdiagnosed in infants and should be considered as a differential diagnosis of ...
Bahareh Abtahi‐Naeini +2 more
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Journal of Fungi, 2020 Background: In this last decade, a huge increase in African anthropophilic strains causing tinea capitis has been observed in Europe. The Belgian National Reference Center for Mycosis (NRC) conducted a surveillance study on tinea capitis in 2018 to learn
Rosalie Sacheli +9 more
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