Tinea Capitis in Belgrade 1998-2002 / Tinea Capitis u Beogradu 1998-2002. Godine

[Tinea capitis].

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Tinea corporis and tinea capitis.

Tinea capitis in Botswana

BACKGROUND Tinea capitis (TC) is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp that can also involve the eyebrows and eyelashes. AIM This study aimed to find the causative fungus responsible for TC in Botswana and determine its association with the clinical types of TC. METHODS Samples for potassium hydroxide 10% mounts and fungal cultures were collected in a microbiology laboratory at the N...

Tinea Capitis in Karachi.

The etiology and prevalence of Tinea Capitis in adults and children was studied in 115 cases. The most common etiologic agent was Trichophyton Violaceum recovered from 82 63% cases, Trichophyton rubrum from 10.4%, Trichophyton tonsurans from 3.47% and Microsporum canis from 3.4% cases. The study includes seventy cases of "blackdot" ringworm of the scalp, four cases of Kerion and forty one cases...

[Tinea capitis: trends in Spain].

Considerable information is available on the changing incidence, etiology, clinical forms and management of tinea capitis in Spain. While the condition became epidemic during the 19th century, when it was predominantly caused by anthropophilic dermatophytes, the incidence fell with the advent of treatment with griseofulvin, after which zoophilic dermatophytes became the main etiologic agents. A...