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Retrospective evaluation of 104 tinea capitis cases

, 2013
Aim: Tinea capitis is a superficial scalp dermatophyte infection. Tinea capitis is particularly seen during childhood and is not usually seen after puberty. In untreated cases, it can be contagious and can progress to cicatricial alopecia.
ONDER, Sevda, Gunes Bilgili, Serap, KARADAĞ, Ayse Serap, ÇALKA, Omer   +3 more
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Epidemiological profile of tinea capitis in São Paulo City [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2017
: Tinea capitis is the most common fungal infection in children. The identification of the etiologic agent helps clinicians make their therapeutic choice.
John Verrinder Veasey, Barbara Arruda Fraletti Miguel, Silvia Assumpção Soutto Mayor, Clarisse Zaitz, Laura Hitomi Muramatu, Juliane Agarinakamura Serrano   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evolution of Dermatophytic Fungi: Anthropogenic and Biogenic Environmental Factors

International Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change presents new challenges to dermatologic care, ranging from anthropogenic factors, such as pollution that select for extremotolerant and potentially antifungal‐resistant fungi, to biogenic factors that can drive zoonotic outbreaks, which have received increased attention since the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic.
Aditya K. Gupta, Tong Wang, Richard C. Summerbell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Black Dot Tinea Capitis: Magnified

, 2019
Tinea capitis is one of the most prevalent infections in young children. Non-inflammatory, black dot tinea capitis may be difficult to distinguish between other hair disorders in children such as seborrheic dermatitis, alopecia areata, trichotillomania ...
Miteva, Mariya, Nichols, Anna, Nanda, Sonali   +2 more
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Wood's lamp for early detection of Microsporum Canis tinea capitis in children

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Background: Pediatric alopecia is increasingly common, influenced by conditions like alopecia areata and infections such as tinea capitis, primarily caused by Microsporum canis.
Dexiang Sun, Jinming Lu, Tao Liu, Jun Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

[Artículo traducido] Nuevos hallazgos epidemiológicos en la tinea capitis antropófila, un estudio de una serie de casos en el noroeste de España

Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas, 2022
Resumen: Aunque los dermatofitos zoófilos son aparentemente aún la causa principal de tinea capitis en España, se está observando un repunte por especies antropófilas.
N. Martínez Campayo, I. Rego Campuzano, M. González de Aledo, M.P. Arévalo Bermúdez, R.M. Fernández Torres, E. Fonseca   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dissecting Cellulitis and Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Two Diseases or One Follicular‐Occlusion Spectrum?

International Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
Graphical abstract summarizing evidence that dissecting cellulitis of the scalp (DC) and hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) may represent site‐modified expressions of a shared follicular‐occlusion pathway, highlighting convergent clinical, histopathologic, and therapeutic features, the diagnostic‐context paradox, and the need for paired molecular studies ...
Giuseppe Gallo, Federica Repetto, Orsola Crespi, Isotta Giunipero di Corteranzo, Luca Mastorino, Pietro Quaglino, Simone Ribero   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tinea capitis: ringworm of the scalp

, 2007
Seebacher C, Abeck D, Brasch J, et al. Tinea capitis: ringworm of the scalp. Mycoses . 2007;50(3):218-226.The guideline tinea capitis, as passed by three German medical societies, is presented in the present ...
Ginter-Hanselmayer, G., Hof, H., Korting, H. C., Kramer, A., Seebacher, C., Daeschlein, G., Haake, N., Hamm, G., Hipler, Ch., Effendy, Isaak ; https://orcid.org/, Schlacke, K.-H., Cornely, O., Ruhnke, M., Mayser, P., Abeck, D., Brasch, J., Tietz, H.-J.   +16 more
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The identification and grading of the psychosocial impact of Tinea capitis in primary school children in a semi-urban area of Rivers State, Nigeria

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2017
Introduction: Tinea capitis is a fungal skin disease, which is not life-threatening but could affect the psychosocial life of those suffering from it.
Agnes E Fienemika, Chukwuma U Okeafor
doaj   +1 more source

New Epidemiological Outcomes in Anthropophilic tinea capitis, a Case Series Study in Northwestern Spain

Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas, 2022
Although zoophilic dermatophytes remain the predominant cause of tinea capitis in Spain, an increase due to anthropophilic species has been reported. We report a retrospective observational study that included twenty-four children, who were diagnosed ...
N. Martínez Campayo, I. Rego Campuzano, M. González de Aledo, M.P. Arévalo Bermúdez, R.M. Fernández Torres, E. Fonseca   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source