The Pathogenesis of Tinea Capitis Due to Microsporum Audouini and Microsporum Canis1

Tinea incognito due to microsporum gypseum

A 41-year-old woman presented with a pruritic rash on the face that was of 3 months duration. During that time, it had been successively misdiagnosed as psoriasis vulgaris, systemic lupus erythematosus, facial dermatitis at other hospitals, and had been treated with agents that included acitretin and prednisone. Finally, fungi were found in the lesions by optical microscopy, and the fungal cult...

Treatment of tinea capitis caused by Microsporum ferrugineum with itraconazole.

A prospective, non-randomized, open clinical trial was conducted to determine the efficacy of itraconazole for treatment of Microsporum ferrugineum tinea capitis. Itraconazole capsules were given every day in continuous group and every day for 1 week on and 3-week off in pulse therapy group. Concomitant topical therapy with 2% ketoconazole shampoo was used daily. Clinical evaluation consisted o...

Studies of Ringworm. Part I. Microsporum Audouini Infection in India

Which drug is most effective in treating childhood tinea capitis caused by Microsporum species?

Question What is the optimum duration for oral terbinafine therapy when treating children with tinea capitis caused by Micro-sporum species? How do these terbinafine dose schedules compare in effectiveness to griseofulvin? Design: Four double-blind duration-finding terbinafine arms were compared with an unblinded griseofulvin arm. Each arm was parallel, and patients were randomly allocated. The...

[Emergence of Microsporum audouinii and Trichophyton tonsurans as causative organisms of tinea capitis in the Dominican Republic].

BACKGROUND Tinea capitis affects mainly children. The frequency and causative organism vary from region to region. OBJECTIVES To provide epidemiological and mycological data on tinea capitis collected in urban and rural areas of the Dominican Republic. METHODS Samples were obtained from 118 patients with tinea capitis. Sixty-three of these were from 2 schools in urban areas of the Dominican...