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Diagnosis and management of tinea infections.
Ely JW, Rosenfeld S, Seabury Stone M. Ely JW, et al. Am Fam Physician. 2014 Nov 15;90(10):702-10. Am Fam Physician. 2014. PMID: 25403034 Free article.
However, kerion should be treated with griseofulvin unless Trichophyton has been documented as the pathogen. Failure to treat kerion promptly can lead to scarring and permanent hair loss....
However, kerion should be treated with griseofulvin unless Trichophyton has been documented as the pathogen. Failure to treat keri …
The assessment and management of tinea capitis in children.
Ali S, Graham TA, Forgie SE. Ali S, et al. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2007 Sep;23(9):662-5; quiz 666-8. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31814efe06. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2007. PMID: 17876261 Review.
Clinical diagnosis of tinea capitis can be challenging, as symptoms can vary from minimal pruritus with no hair loss, to severe tenderness, purulence, and permanent scarring in inflammatory kerion lesions. The diagnosis of tinea capitis must be confirmed in the laboratory …
Clinical diagnosis of tinea capitis can be challenging, as symptoms can vary from minimal pruritus with no hair loss, to severe tenderness, …
Diagnosis directs treatment in fungal infections of the skin.
Panthagani AP, Tidman MJ. Panthagani AP, et al. Practitioner. 2015 Oct;259(1786):25-9, 3. Practitioner. 2015. PMID: 26738249 Review.
The gold standard for diagnosing cutaneous fungal infections is microscopy and culture of scale, hair or nail, and a definite diagnosis is desirable before commencing treatment, especially with oral therapy. Any dermatophyte species affecting the body can affect the hands. …
The gold standard for diagnosing cutaneous fungal infections is microscopy and culture of scale, hair or nail, and a definite diagnosis is d …
Tinea capitis: epidemiology, diagnosis and management strategies.
Pomeranz AJ, Sabnis SS. Pomeranz AJ, et al. Paediatr Drugs. 2002;4(12):779-83. doi: 10.2165/00128072-200204120-00002. Paediatr Drugs. 2002. PMID: 12431130 Review.
Monitoring for liver enzyme elevations is generally unnecessary if therapy is limited to </=4 weeks. As more data regarding efficacy, tolerability, and dose administration becomes available, one or more of these new antifungal agents may become first-line therapy …
Monitoring for liver enzyme elevations is generally unnecessary if therapy is limited to </=4 weeks. As more data regarding effica …
Kerion treatment.
Kahn G. Kahn G. Pediatrics. 1978 Mar;61(3):501. doi: 10.1542/peds.61.3.501. Pediatrics. 1978. PMID: 643429 No abstract available.
Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton tonsurans among adults: Clinical characteristics and treatment response.
Galili E, Goldsmith T, Khanimov I, Arbel C, Sharvit S, Lyakhovitsky A, Shemer A, Barzilai A, Astman N. Galili E, et al. Mycoses. 2023 Feb;66(2):144-149. doi: 10.1111/myc.13536. Epub 2022 Oct 27. Mycoses. 2023. PMID: 36219520
In 78.9% of the cases, the scalp manifestation was non-inflammatory (scaly plaques and papules:76.1% and seborrhoea-like: 2.8%). 21.1% of cases presented with inflammatory tinea capitis (21.1%; Kerion: 10.1% and pustular: 11%). Concomitant involvement of other than scalp a …
In 78.9% of the cases, the scalp manifestation was non-inflammatory (scaly plaques and papules:76.1% and seborrhoea-like: 2.8%). 21.1% of ca …
Tinea Capitis in Children Younger than Two Years Old: A Retrospective Study and Treatment Recommendations.
Song G, Zhang M, Kong X, Liu W, Liang G. Song G, et al. Mycopathologia. 2023 Oct;188(5):461-478. doi: 10.1007/s11046-022-00703-z. Epub 2022 Dec 30. Mycopathologia. 2023. PMID: 36581775
Ninety-five children (75.40%) were treated with systemic antifungal drugs and 22 patients (17.46%) were only treated with topical therapy. Except for 10 patients with unknown final prognosis, all the other cases were cured after treatment. ...The top four pathogens were M. …
Ninety-five children (75.40%) were treated with systemic antifungal drugs and 22 patients (17.46%) were only treated with topical therapy …
A retrospective study of the management of pediatric kerion in Trichophyton tonsurans infection.
Proudfoot LE, Higgins EM, Morris-Jones R. Proudfoot LE, et al. Pediatr Dermatol. 2011 Nov-Dec;28(6):655-657. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2011.01645.x. Pediatr Dermatol. 2011. PMID: 22082462
Kerion celsi is the inflammatory extreme of tinea capitis, representing a delayed hypersensitivity reaction to the causative dermatophyte. ...Oral and intralesional corticosteroids are an unnecessary adjunct to oral antifungal therapy for children with tinea capitis …
Kerion celsi is the inflammatory extreme of tinea capitis, representing a delayed hypersensitivity reaction to the causative dermatop …
Management errors leading to unnecessary hospitalization for kerion.
Pomeranz AJ, Fairley JA. Pomeranz AJ, et al. Pediatrics. 1994 Jun;93(6 Pt 1):986-8. Pediatrics. 1994. PMID: 8190588
All of the patients with a primary diagnosis of tinea capitis were presumed to have a secondary bacterial infection of the kerion; however, this was not verified by the workup of any patient. ...With the possible exception of one patient all the symptoms described by the p …
All of the patients with a primary diagnosis of tinea capitis were presumed to have a secondary bacterial infection of the kerion; ho …
Barriers to Treatment of Tinea Capitis in Children Living in the Jane Finch Community of Toronto.
Zur RL, Shapero J, Shapero H. Zur RL, et al. J Cutan Med Surg. 2015 Sep-Oct;19(5):484-7. doi: 10.1177/1203475415578051. Epub 2015 Mar 17. J Cutan Med Surg. 2015. PMID: 26271966
If left untreated, tinea capitis infection can cause severe inflammatory reactions and the development of kerion. Tinea capitis is effectively treated with oral antifungals, but at present these are not covered under government assistance programs. OBJECTIVE: To assess the …
If left untreated, tinea capitis infection can cause severe inflammatory reactions and the development of kerion. Tinea capitis is ef …