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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, Kihyuk Shin, Je‐Ho Mun   +2 more
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Tinea capitis among children at one suburban primary school in the City of Maputo, Mozambique Tinea capitis entre as crianças de uma escola primária suburbana na Cidade Maputo, Mozambique

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, Della Correia, Titos Paulo Buene   +2 more
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Tinea Capitis

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, A P, López-Barcenas, R, Arenas   +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, Abdoulaye K Kone, Safiatou Niaré-Doumbo, Siaka Goïta, Jean Gaudart, Abdoulaye A Djimdé, Renaud Piarroux, Ogobara K Doumbo, Mahamadou A Thera, Stéphane Ranque   +9 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, Mahery Ratsitorahina, Hasina Raherimandimby, Virginie Hincky Vitrat, Vololomboahangy Ravaolimalala Andrianaja, Nelly Contet-Audonneau   +5 more
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Clinicoepidemiological and mycological study of tinea capitis in the pediatric population of Kashmir valley: A study from a tertiary care centre

Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2017
Background: Tinea capitis is a superficial fungal infection that predominantly affects the pediatric population. The etiological factors vary from region to region, and the exact incidence remains obscure.
Yasmeen J Bhat, Sumaya Zeerak, Farhat Kanth, Atiya Yaseen, Iffat Hassan, Rubina Hakak   +5 more
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Belgian National Survey on Tinea Capitis: Epidemiological Considerations and Highlight of Terbinafine-Resistant T. mentagrophytes with a Mutation on SQLE Gene

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, Saadia Harag, Florence Dehavay, Séverine Evrard, Danielle Rousseaux, Akole Adjetey, Laurence Seidel, Kim Laffineur, Katrien Lagrou, Marie-Pierre Hayette   +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, Habtamu Temesgen, Daniel Bekele Ketema, Melaku Desta, Temesgen Getaneh, Getamesay Molla Bekele, Balew Zeleke, Selamawit Shita Jemberie   +7 more
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Tinea capitis profunda in an adult case

Northwestern Medical Journal
Tinea capitis is a dermatophyte infection of the scalp that occurs in childhood. Scalp erythema, scaling, pustules, and crusting are typical signs of tinea capitis. Tinea capitis is considered rare in adults. Adult tinea capitis may have polymorphic and
Tuna Sezer, Feyza Nur Şimşek
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