A Recurrent Case of Adult Favus Successfully Treated with Terbinafine
October 2015
in “
Mikrobiyoloji bülteni
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TLDR A woman in Turkey with a scalp infection was cured using oral and topical antifungals after a recurrence due to not following the treatment properly.
The document from 2015 discusses a case of a 20-year-old female patient with favus, a rare, chronic inflammatory scalp condition caused by the fungus Trichophyton schoenleinii. The patient presented with squames and areas of alopecia on the right frontoparietal area of her scalp. She was treated with oral terbinafine (250 mg/day) for 4 weeks and topical isoconazole and ketoconazole for 6 weeks. Clinical recovery was observed after 6 weeks, but the patient's symptoms recurred 6 months later due to poor adherence to the treatment. The same treatment was administered again, and clinical and mycological recovery was observed 8 months after the initial presentation. The document emphasizes the importance of accurate diagnosis and treatment adherence in managing favus, which remains a significant health problem in Turkey.
