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Tinea capitis: advances and a needed paradigm shift

Current opinion in pediatrics, 2021
Purpose of review Tinea capitis, a superficial infection of the scalp, is the most common pediatric dermatophyte fungal infection worldwide and is particularly common in the USA in low-income, low-resource settings.
T. Le, B. Cohen
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S1 guidelines: Tinea capitis

Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG, 2020
Tinea capitis describes a dermatophyte infection of scalp and hair that predominately occurs in children. The diagnostic workup includes microscopic examination, culture and/or molecular tests.
P. Mayser   +14 more
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Tinea Capitis: An Updated Review.

Recent Patents on Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery, 2020
BACKGROUND Tinea capitis is a common and at time difficult to treat fungal infection of the scalp. OBJECTIVE To provide an update on the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of tinea capitis.
A. Leung   +4 more
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A systematic review of worldwide data on tinea capitis: analysis of the last 20 years

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2020
Dermatophyte infections are the most common fungal infections in humans; among them, tinea capitis (TC) – the most contagious fungal infection – is caused by anthropophilic, zoophilic and geophilic dermatophytes. The purpose of this systematic review was
C. Rodríguez-Cerdeira   +11 more
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Clinical clues and trends in epidemiology and pathogens in paediatric tinea capitis: a retrospective cohort study

Clincal and Experimental Dermatology, 2021
Tinea capitis is the most common dermatophyte infection in children. Pathogens differ between populations. During the past few decades pathogen shifts have been reported in many countries around the world.
R. Friedland   +3 more
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Management of tinea capitis in Israel: A comparative study

Pediatric dermatology, 2021
Tinea capitis is a common fungal infection in Israel, most commonly caused by the dermatophyte Trichophyton tonsurans.
A. Shemer   +7 more
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Adult tinea capitis in China: A retrospective analysis from 2000 to 2019

Mycoses (Berlin), 2020
Tinea capitis (TC) is an infection of the scalp hair due to dermatophytes. Most commonly seen in prepubescent children, but data of adults tinea capitis (ATC) in China mainland are limited.
Guanzhao Liang   +7 more
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An update on tinea capitis in children

Pediatric dermatology
Tinea capitis presents a significant public health care challenge due to its contagious nature, and potential long‐term consequences if unrecognized and untreated.
Aditya K. Gupta   +6 more
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Tinea capitis in adults

Mycoses, 1995
Summary. Invasion of keratin of the hair by dermatophytes is a rare event after puberty. A study of 2200 patients affected by various mycotic cutaneous infections during 6 years of observation brought to our attention three cases of tinea capitis in adults. Confirming the studies of other authors.
C. Gianni   +3 more
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Tinea Capitis in Philadelphia

International Journal of Dermatology, 1983
ABSTRACT:From 1962 to 1979, there was a dramatic change in tinea capitis infections in children In the Philadelphia area. This has been primarily due to the virtual disappearance of tinea capitis due to Microsporum organisms. This dramatic change in a common, highly infectious childhood disease is most likely due to a sudden change in hair styles ...
Joel Shockman, Fredtrick Urbach
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