A Retrospective Study of Tinea Capitis Management in General Pediatric Clinics and Pediatric Emergency Departments at 2 US Centers.

Woodard, Alyssa A; Le, Thomas K; DiBiagio, Jennifer R; Goldenberg, Neil A; Cohen, Bernard A · J Pediatr · 2021

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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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.

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