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

Alyssa A. Woodard; Thomas K. Le; Jennifer R. DiBiagio; Neil A. Goldenberg; Bernard A. Cohen

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.03.051

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

Alyssa A. Woodard, Thomas K. Le, Jennifer R. DiBiagio, Neil A. Goldenberg, Bernard A. Cohen

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	269-272
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Pediatrics
Volume	234
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.03.051
State	Published - Jul 2021

Keywords

fluconazole
griseofulvin
itraconazole
management
prescription
terbinafine
tinea capitis
treatment

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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