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Clinical study of Tinea capitis in Northern Karnataka: A three-year experience at a single institute
Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2013 Background: Tinea capitis is a superficial fungal infection of the hair follicle of scalp. Most of the dermatophytosis do not have such age propensity as tinea capitis which almost invariably involves the paediatric age group.
Varadraj V Pai +4 more
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Dermoscopy for cutaneous fungal infections: A brief review
Health Science Reports, 2022 Background Fungal dermatological diseases are significant public health issues. Dermoscopy is a useful bedside assessment tool that helps clinicians diagnose various skin neoplasms and general dermatological diseases. Aim This brief review aims to update
Sophie Soyeon Lim +2 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2007 This study evaluated the prevalence of Tinea capitis among schoolchildren at one primary school and also identified the causative agents. Scalp flakes were collected from children presenting clinical signs suggestive of Tinea capitis.
Mohsin M. Sidat +2 more
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Dermatophytosis among Schoolchildren in Three Eco-climatic Zones of Mali. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 Dermatophytosis, and particularly the subtype tinea capitis, is common among African children; however, the risk factors associated with this condition are poorly understood. To describe the epidemiology of dermatophytosis in distinct eco-climatic zones,
Oumar Coulibaly +9 more
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Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition), 2008 Tinea capitis is a widespread scalp infection in children caused by dermatophytes. In fact, it is the most common cutaneous mycosis in children but is uncommon in adults. The disease has been major public health concern for decades. Some factors implicated in infection include poor personal hygiene, crowded living conditions, and low socioeconomic ...
N, Rebollo +2 more
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Isolation and identification of some dermatophytes causing Tinea
مجلة علوم ذي قار, 2019 The study was included collection of 200 samples (100 samples of skin scales , 79 samples of hairs and 21 samples of nails) , from patient suffering Tinea .
Yass K.Abbass
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Outbreak of Tinea capitis and corporis in a primary school in Antananarivo, Madagascar
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2011 Introduction: Tinea capitis is common among schoolchildren in developing countries but underreported in Madagascar. We report the occurrence of an outbreak of gray patch tinea capitis due to Microsporum langeronii in a public primary school of ...
Jean-François Carod +5 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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Tinea capitis among schoolchildren in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta analysis.
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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Nippon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi, 2011 Tinea capitis is a fungal infection of the scalp. This disease is primarily caused by dermatophytes that invade the hair shaft. The clinical appearance is typically single or multiple lesions of hair loss that may be accompanied by inflammation, scaling, and pustules. The incidence in girls and females overall has recently increased, although many boys
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