Abstract
We examine management practices of tinea capitis at 2 US academic centers. The majority of providers treated tinea capitis with the oral antifungal agent griseofulvin and did not obtain a fungal culture. We recommend newer antifungal treatments such as terbinafine and fluconazole and obtaining a fungal culture for effective treatment.
Keywords:
fluconazole; griseofulvin; itraconazole; management; prescription; terbinafine; tinea capitis; treatment.
Published by Elsevier Inc.
MeSH terms
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Academic Medical Centers
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Adolescent
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Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Female
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Fluconazole / therapeutic use
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Griseofulvin / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Male
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Pediatrics
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Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data*
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Retrospective Studies
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Terbinafine / therapeutic use
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Tinea Capitis / diagnosis*
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Tinea Capitis / drug therapy*
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United States
Substances
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Antifungal Agents
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Griseofulvin
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Fluconazole
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Terbinafine