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GlossaryFungal Culture (mycological culture)

laboratory test to grow and identify fungi from samples

A fungal culture, also known as a mycological culture, is a laboratory test used to grow and identify fungi from a sample, such as skin, hair, or nails. This test helps diagnose fungal infections by allowing the fungi to grow in a controlled environment, making it easier to identify the specific type of fungus causing the infection.

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research Pediatric Tinea Capitis: Rising Incidence and Treatment

65 citations, January 2005 in “American journal of clinical dermatology”

Children with scalp fungal infections need proper diagnosis and treatment, usually with antifungal medications, and newer drugs may offer quicker recovery.

research Spectrum and Burden of Dermatophytes in Children

32 citations, June 2017 in “Journal of infection/The Journal of infection”

The document concludes that terbinafine is effective for treating scalp fungal infections in children and recommends not excluding them from school during treatment, while also highlighting the need for updated treatment guidelines due to changing infection patterns.

research An Ultrastructural Study on Corkscrew Hairs and Cigarette-Ash-Shaped Hairs Observed by Dermoscopy of Tinea Capitis

15 citations, August 2015 in “Scanning”

Corkscrew and cigarette-ash-shaped hairs in tinea capitis are caused by internal hair degradation and external resistance.

research Trichoscopy and Tinea Capitis: Comma and Corkscrew Hairs

1 citations, January 2016 in “Journal of cosmetology & trichology”

Trichoscopy helped diagnose and treat a child's fungal scalp infection by spotting specific hair shapes.

research Hormonal Parameters in Androgenetic Alopecia of the Male

September 1997 in “Journal of The European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology”

Hormonal differences affect male pattern baldness.

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