Tinea Capitis

07/01/1996 - "In our opinion, terbinafine given for 1, 2 or 4 weeks, is equally effective for most cases of tinea capitis."
05/01/1995 - "Terbinafine was shown to be very effective (93% cured), in the treatment of children with tinea capitis, using a shorter treatment duration (4 weeks) than that usually employed with presently available antifungal drugs. "
01/01/1998 - "Terbinafine pulse therapy was found to be effective and safe in the treatment of tinea capitis in an open study of 13 children (age range 3-13 years, mean 6.4 years, 7 males, 6 females, Tricohphyton tonsurans 7 patients, T. "
11/01/2015 - "Tinea capitis is effectively treated with terbinafine. "
04/01/2002 - "Terbinafine has been shown to be effective in tinea capitis, using different treatment durations. "

11/01/2005 - "The limited efficacy of standard-dose griseofulvin and the lack of consensus regarding dose and duration of griseofulvin therapy in tinea capitis emphasize the need for controlled trials to identify optimal treatment parameters. "
10/01/2013 - "We report a case of severe tinea capitis, treated successfully with griseofulvin. "
03/01/2010 - "To describe (a) the predictive value of symptoms for diagnosis of tinea capitis and (b) the rate and timing of cure with high-dose griseofulvin treatment. "
01/01/1962 - "A controlled field trial in Yugoslavia of the efficacy of griseofulvin in the mass treatment of tinea capitis."
02/01/2011 - "Griseofulvin has been introduced in 1958, ever since it remained the gold standard for the treatment of tinea capitis in the United States. "

08/01/1998 - "With tinea capitis, itraconazole pulse therapy is effective and safe and is associated with high compliance. "
08/01/1997 - "Itraconazole pulse therapy is effective in the treatment of tinea capitis in children: an open multicentre study."
11/01/2001 - "Itraconazole is effective in the treatment of tinea capitis caused by Microsporum canis."
05/01/1998 - "These data suggest that itraconazole pulse therapy should be effective in the treatment of tinea capitis."
05/01/1998 - "Itraconazole 5 mg/kg/day given as pulse therapy, each of 1 week duration, for 1 to 3 pulses appears to be an effective and safe method of treating tinea capitis. "

05/01/2000 - "Once weekly fluconazole is effective in children in the treatment of tinea capitis: a prospective, multicentre study."
01/01/2002 - "Fluconazole was effective in treating pediatric tinea capitis caused by Microsporum canis and was well tolerated. "
05/01/2000 - "In an open, multicentre evaluation carried out in Brazil, Canada and South Africa we have demonstrated that fluconazole 8 mg kg-1 once weekly is effective in tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton and Microsporum species. "
08/01/1999 - "We have demonstrated in an open multicentre investigation that oral fluconazole 6 mg/kg daily for 2 weeks, followed, if clinically indicated four weeks from the start of therapy, by an extra week of treatment at the same dosage, may be effective and safe in the treatment of tinea capitis. "
08/01/1999 - "Intermittent short duration therapy with fluconazole is effective for tinea capitis."

04/01/2000 - "The purpose of this open study was to evaluate ketoconazole 2% shampoo as a monotherapy for the treatment of tinea capitis. "
07/01/2011 - "Patients at high risk for tinea capitis received twice-weekly ketoconazole shampoo. "
07/01/2011 - "Prophylactic ketoconazole shampoo for tinea capitis in a high-risk pediatric population."
04/01/2000 - "Ketoconazole 2% shampoo alone reduces the number of viable arthroconidia in children with tinea capitis thus reducing the transmissibility and contagious nature of the disease. "
04/01/2000 - "A total of 16 black children, aged 3-6, all with proven tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton tonsurans, were treated daily for 8 weeks with 2% ketoconazole shampoo for a total of 56 treatments. "

07/01/2014 - "species of Arthroderma benhamiae, in particular of tinea capitis, requires oral antifungal agents. "
05/01/2010 - "Tinea capitis always requires systemic treatment because topical antifungal agents do not penetrate the hair follicle. "
12/01/2002 - "For the future, regulatory approval for the use of these newer antifungal agents in tinea capitis of childhood is recommended."
01/01/2002 - "As more data regarding efficacy, tolerability, and dose administration becomes available, one or more of these new antifungal agents may become first-line therapy for tinea capitis. "
07/01/2000 - "The purpose of this review is to compare the efficacy, safety, and cost of oral antifungal agents for tinea capitis. "

07/01/1995 - "Comparison of 1% and 2.5% selenium sulfide in the treatment of tinea capitis."
01/01/1982 - "Selenium sulfide: adjunctive therapy for tinea capitis."
07/01/1995 - "Commercially available 1% selenium sulfide shampoo is an equally effective yet less expensive alternative sporicidal therapy in the adjunctive treatment of tinea capitis infection."
07/01/1995 - "To determine whether an over-the-counter shampoo containing 1% selenium sulfide would have sporicidal activity equal to that of a 2.5% selenium sulfide prescription lotion in the adjunctive treatment of tinea capitis infection. "
09/01/2010 - "Our objective was to compare the efficacy of selenium sulfide shampoo 1% and ciclopirox shampoo 1% as adjunctive treatments for tinea capitis in children. "

07/01/2012 - "Of the 80 tinea capitis patients initially treated with griseofulvin, 41 out of 54 children (76%) had complete response to micronized suspension +/- crushed tablet (33% required shift to tablets from suspension) and 20 out of 26 (76.9%) cleared on crushed tablets alone. "
09/01/1998 - "Efficacy, safety and tolerability of terbinafine for Tinea capitis in children: Brazilian multicentric study with daily oral tablets for 1,2 and 4 weeks."
09/01/1999 - "The availability of the oral solution will enable more young children to be considered for treatment of tinea capitis with itraconazole than was possible when only tablets or capsules were available."

09/01/2010 - "Our objective was to compare the efficacy of selenium sulfide shampoo 1% and ciclopirox shampoo 1% as adjunctive treatments for tinea capitis in children. "
09/01/2010 - "A randomized, double-blind study comparing the efficacy of selenium sulfide shampoo 1% and ciclopirox shampoo 1% as adjunctive treatments for tinea capitis in children."
09/01/2010 - "Selenium sulfide shampoo 1% and ciclopirox shampoo 1% were equally effective as adjunctive treatments for tinea capitis in children in our study."
09/01/2010 - "Forty children aged 1-11 years with clinically diagnosed tinea capitis were randomized to receive selenium sulfide shampoo 1% or ciclopirox shampoo 1% twice a week as adjuncts to an 8-week course of ultramicronized griseofulvin dosed at 10-12 mg/kg/day. "
11/01/2013 - "The most common organisms causing SCFI are dermatophytes, especially Trichophyton spp. With the exception of onchomycosis and tinea capitis, most cases of SCFIs are amenable to properly selected topical antifungal therapy used over an adequate period of time.<br><br> A variety of topical antifungal agents are available for the treatment of SCFIs, and they encompass a few major chemical classes: the polyenes (ie, nystatin), imidazoles (ie, ketoconazole, econazole, oxiconazole, etc), allylamines (ie, naftifine, terbinafine), benzylamines (ie, butenafine), and hydroxypyridones (ie, ciclopirox). "

04/01/2015 - "This three-week squalamine ointment regimen was well tolerated and showed an encouraging partial clinical activity for the treatment of tinea capitis. "
04/01/2015 - "A significantly (p = 0.03) better hair-growth score, indicating a partial clinical improvement of the tinea capitis lesion, was observed in the patients treated with squalamine compared to those treated with placebo. "
04/01/2015 - "Males aged 6-15 years presenting with tinea capitis were treated with either topical squalamine ointment or placebo for 3 weeks. "
04/01/2015 - "This phase II randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial aimed at testing the efficacy and safety of a three-week squalamine ointment regimen for the treatment of tinea capitis. "
04/01/2015 - "Novel treatments against for tinea capitis are needed, and the natural aminosterol squalamine is a potential topical antidermatophyte drug candidate. "

04/01/2015 - "The treatment of tinea capitis using radiotherapy was introduced at the beginning of the twentieth century. "
07/01/2013 - "Patients with history of radiotherapy for the treatment of tinea capitis in childhood showed less response (P < 0.05). "
12/01/2012 - "The absence of documented differences in gene expression that would account for a different biological behavior of radiotherapy-related BCCs, coupled with the aggressive and recurrent nature of these lesions, has propelled us to examine these differences by comparing gene expression in BCCs of the scalps of patients who were previously irradiated for tinea capitis in their childhood and of the scalps of patients who were not. "
12/01/2012 - "In Israel, between 1949 and 1960, approximately 17,000 children underwent radiotherapy treatments for tinea capitis (actual numbers are probably higher due to irradiation in countries of origin as a prerequisite for immigration). "
12/01/2012 - "The treatment of tinea capitis using radiotherapy was introduced at the beginning of the twentieth century. "

01/01/2008 - "Tinea capitis was cured in 4 months after treatment. "
11/01/2006 - "Report of clinical and microbiological periodontal findings before and 6 months after treatment of two siblings with Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome (PLS) and tinea capitis. "
08/01/1954 - "A survey of tinea capitis five years after treatment by x-ray epilation."
03/04/2010 - "Finally, the successful treatment of tinea capitis with griseofulvin by Gentles in 1958 saved many patients with tinea capitis from permanent hair loss, a common side effect after treatment with thallium. "

10/01/2006 - "It is concluded that BCC of the scalp following X-ray therapy for tinea capitis have some clinical and histological particularities. "
07/01/1982 - "Between 1950 and 1960 about 20,000 israeli children were treated for tinea capitis by x-ray therapy as part of a large public health campaign to eradicate the disease. "
04/01/1968 - "Doses to brain, skull and thyroid, following x-ray therapy for Tinea capitis."
04/01/2004 - "The topic of this study deals with skin tumors developed in the irradiated areas in children given X-ray therapy for tinea capitis. "
07/01/1976 - "This study is a further investigation of radiation dose to various head structures in the children given X-ray therapy for tinea capitis (ringworm of the scalp). "

10/01/2014 - "Thyroid and parathyroid tumours in patients submitted to X-ray scalp epilation during the tinea capitis eradication campaign in the North of Portugal (1950-1963)."
01/01/2014 - "The purpose of this work was to evaluate BCC histological subtypes in individuals subjected to X-ray epilation for Tinea capitis treatment when compared to non-irradiated patients. "
03/01/2004 - "In the 1940s and 1950s, children in Israel were treated for tinea capitis by irradiation to the scalp to induce epilation. "
06/01/1982 - "The first two diseases were observed in association with x-ray epilation of the scalp for tinea capitis, a therapy which is no longer employed. "
06/01/1978 - "Follow-up study of patients treated by X-ray epilation for tinea capitis: psychiatric and psychometric evaluation."

02/01/2011 - "We sought to determine the prevalence of hair care practices and their association with traction alopecia, seborrheic dermatitis (SD), and tinea capitis (TC). "
07/01/2000 - "Other disorders include trichotillomania, traction alopecia, tinea capitis, and hair shaft abnormalities. "
04/01/2014 - "There are 5 common types of hair loss in children: alopecia related to tinea capitis, alopecia areata spectrum/autoimmune alopecia, traction alopecia, telogen effluvium, and trichotillomania/trichotillosis. "
01/01/2012 - "Most of the cases present initially to dermatologists with complaints of loss of hair and is often confused with other dermatological conditions like alopecia areata, tinea capitis, traction alopecia, and loose anagen syndrome. "
07/01/2003 - "Alopecia areata, trichotillomania, traction alopecia, and tinea capitis have unique features on examination that aid in diagnosis. "