Ringworm of the scalp and associated hair mainly caused by species of MICROSPORUM; TRICHOPHYTON; and EPIDERMOPHYTON, which may occasionally involve the eyebrows and eyelashes.
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| "Tinea capitis is still with us." | ( , 1985) |
| "The morphology of tinea capitis is diverse, from seborrhea-like scaling to tender, inflammed nodules on the scalp." | ( Frieden, IJ; Howard, R, 1995) |
| "Tinea capitis is a fungal infection in which topical therapy is often unsuccessful." | ( Del Palacio, A; Iglesias, L; López-Gómez, S; Rodriguez-Noriega, A; Soledad Cuétara, M; Van Cutsem, J, 1994) |
| "Control of tinea capitis is difficult for several reasons, including subtle clinical infection, asymptomatic carriage of fungus, fomite spread, and the need for weeks to months of oral medications." | ( Frieden, IJ; Howard, R, 1994) |
| "Tinea capitis is the most common dermatophytic infection in children." | ( al-Fouzan, AS; Kubec, K; Nanda, A, 1993) |
| "Tinea capitis is epidemic among California children with higher rates in the northern counties studied." | ( Frieden, IJ; Lobato, MN; Vugia, DJ, 1997) |
| "Tinea capitis is a common dermatophyte infection which constitutes an important public health problem among children worldwide." | ( Abraha, A; Figueroa, JI; Hawranek, T; Hay, RJ, 1997) |
| "Tinea capitis is prevalent in children." | ( Abdel-Rahman, SM; Nahata, MC; Powell, DA, 1998) |
| "Tinea capitis is a common skin disease seen predominantly in children." | ( Cucé, LC; Filho, ST; Foss, NT; Marques, SA; Santamaria, JR, 1998) |
| "Tinea capitis is a worldwide-spread infection of the scalp caused by dermatophytes and is predominantly seen in children." | ( Baudraz-Rosselet, F; Mock, M; Monod, M; Panizzon, RG, 1998) |
| "Tinea capitis is a common pediatric scalp infection caused by dermatophytes." | ( Elewski, BE, 1999) |
| "Tinea capitis is the most common pediatric fungal infection, usually affecting school-age children." | ( Del Rosso, JQ; Gupta, AK, 1999) |
| "Tinea capitis is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp in children." | ( Gupta, AK; Summerbell, RC, 2000) |
| "Tinea capitis is a worldwide problem and occurs most commonly in young children." | ( Bargman, H, 2000) |
| "Tinea capitis is the most common dermatophytosis of childhood with increasing incidence." | ( Abeck, D; Beham, A; Brockow, K; Fesq, H; Heidelberger, A; Mempel, M; Möhrenschlager, M; Ring, J; Ruhdorfer, S; Schnopp, C; Seidl, HP; Strom, K; Thomsen, S; Weigl, L; Wessner, DB, 2000) |
| "Tinea capitis is a common childhood infection that has recently become more frequent in urban areas in Europe and the U." | ( Beard, AL; Cerio, R; Fuller, LC; Hay, RJ; Higgins, EM; Marsden, RA; Midgley, G; Smith, CH, 2001) |
| "To conclude, tinea capitis is still a disease of younger people of poor socioeconomic status." | ( Baruah, MC; Bhattacharya, SN; Mohanty, S; Rawat, S; Singal, A, 2001) |
| "Tinea capitis is the most common fungal skin infection in children." | ( Finkelstein, Y; Garty, BZ; Mosseri, R, 2002) |
| "Tinea capitis is a superficial fungal infection of the scalp and hair of the head which is common in children aged between two and eleven years." | ( Ayaya, SO; Kakai, R; Kamar, KK, 2001) |
| "Tinea capitis is a fungal infection of the skin and the hair with involvement of the hair shaft and the pilosebaceous unit." | ( Deveci, MS; Ekşioğlu, M; Günhan, O; Koçak, M; Yağli, S, 2002) |
| "Tinea capitis is the most common dermatophyte infection during childhood." | ( Abeck, D; Korting, HC; Möhrenschlager, M; Ring, J; Seidl, HP, 2002) |
| "Tinea capitis is rare in adults." | ( Chen, W; Li, RY; Wan, Z; Yu, J, 2004) |
| "Tinea capitis is a disease found throughout the world." | ( Aste, N; Pau, M, 2004) |
| "Tinea capitis is one type of superficial fungal infection which is found all over the world." | ( Bulmer, G; Li, R; Yu, J, 2005) |
| "Tinea capitis is a common scalp dermatosis with several clinical patterns." | ( Sheth, AP; Twersky, JM, 2005) |
| "Tinea capitis is a relatively common fungal infection of childhood." | ( Azizzadeh, M; Dastghaib, L; Jafari, P, 2005) |
| "Tinea capitis is a common infection among schoolchildren in developing countries." | ( Andriantsinjovina, T; Contet-Audonneau, N; Grosjean, P; Rapelanoro, R; Razanakolona, LR, 2006) |
| "Tinea capitis is of public health importance because of its transmissibility." | ( Cohen, B; Magill, SS; Manfredi, L; Merz, WG; Swiderski, A, 2007) |
| "Tinea capitis is a fungal infection of the scalp and hair shaft that mainly affects prepubescent children." | ( Baudraz-Rosselet, F; de Buys Roessingh, AS; Dushi, G; Hohlfeld, J; Laffitte, E; von Laer Tschudin, L, 2007) |
| "Tinea capitis is an infection of the scalp and hair shaft caused by dermatophyte fungi." | ( Ali, S; Forgie, SE; Graham, TA, 2007) |
| "Tinea capitis is a common contagious fungal infection of the scalp in children." | ( Bergus, G; González, U; Jacobson, J; Martínez-Monzón, C; Seaton, T, 2007) |
| "Tinea capitis is the most commonly observed fungal infection in childhood and is primarily caused by the dermatophyte species Trichophyton tonsurans, Microsporum canis, and Trichophyton violaceum." | ( Gupta, AK; Singh, J; Williams, JV; Zaman, M, 2009) |
| "Tinea capitis is the most common dermatophyte infection in children." | ( Chamlin, S; Frieden, IJ; Mirmirani, P; Price, VH; Willey, A, 2009) |
| "Tinea capitis is the most common fungal infection of the scalp in childhood, but a very rare disorder in the first year of life." | ( Binder, B; Ginter-Hanselmayer, G; Richtig, E; Weger, W, 2009) |
| "Inflammatory tinea capitis is an uncommon condition in Singapore." | ( Ang, CC; Tay, YK, 2010) |
| "Tinea capitis is a common skin infection that should be considered in any type of scalp lesion." | ( Jagtman, BA; Jaspers, GJ; Loza, B; Werrij, BG, 2011) |
| "Tinea capitis is a fungal infection of the scalp." | ( Fukuda, T, 2011) |
| "Tinea capitis is a condition usually found only in children." | ( Boada, A; Carrascosa, JM; Ferrándiz, C; Fuente, MJ; Morell, L, 2012) |
| "Onychomycosis and tinea capitis are prevalent fungal diseases that are difficult to cure and usually require systemic treatment." | ( Elewski, BE; Van Duyn Graham, L, 2011) |
| "Tinea capitis is still the most common cause of Trichophyton tonsurans in New York City." | ( Alexis, A; Bhanusali, D; Coley, M; Silverberg, JI; Silverberg, NB, 2012) |
| "The treatment of tinea capitis is discussed." | ( Bosak, A; Gačanin, L; Glavan, N; Jonjić, N; Kaštelan, M; Pećanić, S, 2013) |
| ""Black dot" tinea capitis is a common cause of alopecia in young patients." | ( English, JC; Koch, E, 2014) |
| "Tinea capitis is common in children with skin of color, especially black and Hispanic children." | ( Silverberg, NB, 2015) |
| "Tinea capitis is caused by dermatophyte fungi that utilize keratin as a nutrient source." | ( Auchus, IC; Brents, MJ; Brodell, RT; Jackson, JD; Ward, KM, 2016) |
| "Tinea capitis is a common contagious fungal infection of the scalp in children." | ( Bennett, C; Chen, X; González, U; Hua, X; Jiang, X; Lin, X; Xue, S; Yang, M; Zhang, M, 2016) |
| "Tinea capitis is a contagious dermatophyte infection of scalp and associated hairs." | ( Chen, KT; Chiang, YT; Fan, YC; Ju, YM; Lin, CC; Lin, CY; Lo, HJ; Sun, PL; Tu, MG; Yang, YL, 2018) |
| "Tinea capitis is the most common cutaneous fungal infection in children." | ( Friedlander, SF; Gupta, AK; Mays, RR; Piguet, V; Piraccini, BM; Shear, NH; Tosti, A; Versteeg, SG, 2018) |
| "Tinea capitis is a common pediatric dermatophyte infection." | ( Grigoryan, KV; Newman, CC; Olson, MA; Tollefson, MM, 2019) |
| "Tinea capitis is a scalp infection caused by different fungi." | ( Aqil, N; BayBay, H; Douhi, Z; Elloudi, S; Mernissi, FZ; Moustaide, K, 2018) |
| "Tinea capitis is a cutaneous fungal infection common among 3 to 7 year old children but it is rare in the first year of life." | ( Cervetti, O; Mandras, N; Panzone, M; Roana, J; Tullio, V, 2019) |
| "Tinea capitis is an infectious dermatological disorder caused by dermatophytes that occur primarily in children." | ( Bang, YJ; Jun, JB; Lee, EH; Lee, WJ, 2020) |
| "Tinea capitis is the most common pediatric dermatophyte infection." | ( Elokazy, MAW; Genedy, RM; Sorour, OA, 2021) |
| "Tinea capitis is seen world-wide among children up to 12 years." | ( Birsan, C; Chiriac, A; Mares, M; Wollina, U, 2021) |
| "Tinea capitis is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp primarily affecting children, with less frequent, though not rare, observation in adults." | ( Chen, H; He, M; Lian, X; Mao, Y; Zeng, J; Zheng, Y, 2021) |
| "Tinea capitis is not a disease exclusive to children." | ( Chen, H; He, M; Lian, X; Mao, Y; Zeng, J; Zheng, Y, 2021) |
| "Tinea capitis is a common fungal infection in Israel, most commonly caused by the dermatophyte Trichophyton tonsurans." | ( Bamimore, MA; Daniel, R; Farhi, R; Galili, E; Grunwald, H; Gupta, AK; Kassem, R; Shemer, A, 2021) |
| "Tinea capitis is a fungal infection mostly affecting children." | ( Aharaz, A; Hay, RJ; Jemec, GBE; Saunte, DML, 2021) |
| "Tinea capitis is a dermatophyte infection of the scalp and hair that affects a large number of people worldwide." | ( Aliyu, M; Aliyu, UT; Gerami-Shoar, M; Getso, MI; Ghazvini, RD; Hashemi, SJ; Khodavaisy, S; Kibiya, FS; Sarvestani, HK; Yusuf, SM, 2021) |
| "Although tinea capitis is common in children, but it is rare in newborns." | ( Chao, JJ; Ma, L; Xiao, YY; Zhou, YB, 2021) |
| "Tinea capitis is a common cutaneous infection of the scalp and hair follicles, typically diagnosed by direct examination and culture." | ( Azrad, M; Kassem, R; Nitzan, O; Peretz, A; Shemesh, Y, 2021) |
| "Tinea capitis is the most common pediatric dermatophytosis of the scalp and hair follicles that require oral antifungals therapy." | ( Chao, JJ; Ma, L; Xiao, YY; Zhou, YB, 2022) |
| "Tinea capitis is an infection of the scalp and hair commonly seen in the pediatric population." | ( Carty, K; Field, S; Hay, R; Kanaan, A; Porter, E; Stapleton, PJ, 2022) |
| "Tinea capitis is an infection of the scalp and hair shaft caused by dermatophytes that predominantly occurs in children." | ( Li, Q; Li, R; Tao, R; Wan, Z; Wang, R; Zhou, Y; Zhu, P, 2022) |
| "Tinea capitis is a widespread fungal infection that is even more common in rural areas of the world predominantly among children." | ( Güleç, AT, 2023) |
| "Tinea capitis is a common fungal infection in children, but it is rare in newborns." | ( Chen, W; Li, R; Zou, X, 2023) |
| "The diagnosis of tinea capitis is usually made by clinical signs and direct microscopic examination." | ( Durdu, M; Elmas, ÖF, 2023) |
| "Tinea capitis is a superficial dermatophytic infection of the scalp." | ( Blanchard, M; Guenova, E; Monod, M; Morren, MA; Norrenberg, S, 2023) |
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| "The recommended duration of treatment for tinea capitis is 4 weeks." | ( Jones, TC, 1995) |
| "Important advances in the diagnosis and treatment of tinea capitis include a renewed interest in the use of the cotton swab method of diagnosing fungal cultures in children, and the ongoing investigation of promising new medications for the treatment of tinea capitis, including terbinafine, itraconazole, and fluconazole in this era of resistant organisms." | ( Chen, BK; Friedlander, SF, 2001) |
| "Fluconazole was effective in treating pediatric tinea capitis caused by Microsporum canis and was well tolerated." | ( Iordanidou, A; Pangalis, A; Raftopoulou, A; Valari, M, 2002) |
| "The current standard of care for the treatment of tinea capitis in the USA is oral griseofulvin, but evidence is accumulating that some of the newer antifungal agents may also be useful." | ( Chan, YC; Friedlander, SF, 2004) |
| "It is also useful in treating tinea capitis, although for Microsporum canis and some ectothrix organisms, the effectiveness of the drug may be less than for some endothrix infections." | ( Ayutyanont, T; Reangchainam, S; Supanya, S; Ungpakorn, R, 2004) |
| "Not all treatments for tinea capitis are available in paediatric formulations but all have reasonable safety profiles." | ( Bergus, G; González, U; Jacobson, J; Martínez-Monzón, C; Seaton, T, 2007) |
| "Griseofulvin has been the standard treatment for tinea capitis but newer antifungal agents, particularly terbinafine, are increasingly being used because of their shorter duration of treatment and more consistent absorption rates." | ( Chan, YC; Tan, AS; Tey, HL, 2011) |
| "A method of treatment of tinea capitis is presented in a case of a 10-year-old boy who was referred to the pediatric surgical unit for the treatment of a skin lesion on the scalp, which had persisted for more than two months." | ( Bosak, A; Gačanin, L; Glavan, N; Jonjić, N; Kaštelan, M; Pećanić, S, 2013) |
| "Not all treatments for tinea capitis are available in paediatric formulations but all have reasonable safety profiles." | ( Bennett, C; Chen, X; González, U; Hua, X; Jiang, X; Lin, X; Xue, S; Yang, M; Zhang, M, 2016) |
| "Once diagnosed, treatment of tinea capitis can pose a dilemma because different factors may influence the choice between equally effective therapies (i." | ( Cervetti, O; Mandras, N; Panzone, M; Roana, J; Tullio, V, 2019) |
| "The majority of providers treated tinea capitis with the oral antifungal agent griseofulvin and did not obtain a fungal culture." | ( Cohen, BA; DiBiagio, JR; Goldenberg, NA; Le, TK; Woodard, AA, 2021) |
| "It may be a promising therapy to treat pediatric tinea capitis under 2 years old." | ( Chao, JJ; Ma, L; Xiao, YY; Zhou, YB, 2022) |
| "Low-dose X-ray radiotherapy to treat tinea capitis during childhood is a well-known risk factor for scalp basal cell carcinomas (BCCs)." | ( Alves, F; Batista, M; Calado, R; Cardoso, JC; Carreira, IM; Tellechea, O, 2023) |