Tinea capitis: fluconazole in Trichophyton tonsurans infection

Autor:	M G, Mercurio, R A, Silverman, B E, Elewski
Rok vydání:	1998
Předmět:	Male Antifungal Agents Treatment Outcome Adolescent Trichophyton Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Humans Female Dermatology Child Fluconazole Tinea Capitis
Zdroj:	Pediatric Dermatology. 15:229-232
ISSN:	1525-1470 0736-8046
DOI:	10.1046/j.1525-1470.1998.1998015229.x
Popis:	Tinea capitis is the most common dermatophyte infection in children. Trichophyton tonsurans is the most common etiologic agent in the United States, and for more than four decades the standard therapy has been griseofulvin. The availability of newer, and often more effective, antifungal drugs creates the opportunity for choice and the ability to optimally tailor treatment for a particular patient. Fluconazole is an azole antifungal drug available in a pleasant, well-tolerated, liquid formulation ideal for the pediatric population. It has a good safety profile and is approved in the United States for use in children, although not for tinea capitis. We present five patients with tinea capitis successfully treated with fluconazole.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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