Diagnosis and Management of Tinea Infections | AAFP
网页2014年11月15日 — Tinea corporis, tinea cruris, and tinea pedis generally respond to inexpensive topical agents such as terbinafine cream or butenafine cream, but oral antifungal agents may be indicated for...
Tinea Capitis: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
网页Health Library / Diseases & Conditions / Tinea Capitis. Tinea capitis, or scalp ringworm, is a fungal infection that affects your child’s scalp and hair. Symptoms of tinea capitis include swollen red patches, dry scaly rashes, itchiness and hair loss. Mold-like fungi called dermatophytes cause tinea capitis.
Tinea capitis - DermNet
网页Treatment. Outcome. What is tinea capitis? Tinea capitis is a fungal infection of the scalp, involving both the skin and hair. It is also known as scalp ringworm. Symptoms of tinea capitis include hair loss, dry scaly areas, redness, and itch. Tinea barbae is essentially the same condition involving the beard area. Tinea Capitis.
Tinea capitis - UpToDate
网页2022年5月24日 — Oral antifungal therapy is the primary treatment for tinea capitis. Patients usually respond well to treatment. The clinical features, diagnosis, and management of tinea capitis will be reviewed here. Other dermatophyte infections are reviewed separately. (See "Dermatophyte (tinea) infections".) EPIDEMIOLOGY. Tinea capitis is a common disorder.
Tinea Capitis Treatment & Management - Medscape
网页2020年2月21日 — Topical treatment alone usually is ineffective and is not recommended for the management of tinea capitis. Newer antifungal medications, such as itraconazole, terbinafine, and fluconazole,...
Topical Treatment of Common Superficial Tinea Infections
网页2002年5月15日 — Tinea corporis and cruris infections are usually treated for two weeks, while tinea pedis is treated for four weeks with an azole or for one to two weeks with allylamine medication. Treatment...
British Association of Dermatologists' guidelines for the …
网页2014年9月1日 — This document aims to update and expand on the previous guidelines by (i) offering an appraisal of all relevant literature since January 1999, focusing on any key developments; (ii) addressing important, practical clinical questions relating to the primary guideline objective, i.e. accurate diagnosis and identification of cases; suitable treatme...
Tinea Capitis: An Updated Review - PubMed
网页Topical antifungal therapy, however, can be used to reduce transmission of spores and can be used as adjuvant therapy to systemic antifungals. Combined therapy with topical and oral antifungals may increase the cure rate. Keywords: Alopecia; black dots; dermatophytes; favus; fluconazole; griseofulvin; itraconazole; kerion; terbinafine..
A Current Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge: Tinea Capitis
网页2024年1月10日 — Tinea capitis typically requires systemic antifungal therapy. Griseofulvin, terbinafine, itraconazole, and fluconazole are the main antifungal agents used. Currently, the duration of antifungal therapy varies based on the clinical presentation and type of dermatophyte involved.
Treatment of Tinea Capitis - PMC - National Center for …
网页2019年1月17日 — Key Words: Tinea capitis, Griseofulvin, Terbinafine, Itraconazole, Fluconazole, Adjuvant therapy, Selenium sulfide, Ketoconazole. Go to: Introduction. Tinea capitis is a common fungal infection of the hair of the scalp affecting primarily preadolescents [1].