3 citations
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September 2020 in “Case reports in dermatological medicine”
This case report described a misdiagnosed kerion in a 10-year-old child initially treated as a bacterial abscess, leading to unnecessary surgery and residual scarring alopecia.
1 citations
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October 2022 in “Asian journal of medical sciences”
This study found trichoscopy to be a highly sensitive, non-invasive method for diagnosing tinea capitis in children, which could be valuable in resource-limited settings lacking mycological culture facilities.
December 2014 in “Berkala Ilmu Kesehatan Kulit dan Kelamin”
This case report describes successful treatment of a four-year-old boy with kerion-type tinea capitis caused by T. mentagrophytes using griseofulvin, erythromycin, wet dressing, and ketokonazole shampoo, with improvement after 8 weeks.
10 citations
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January 2013 in “International journal of trichology”
This article describes a rare case of mixed black and white piedra in a patient's scalp hair, which is unusual as these two types of piedra rarely occur together.
11 citations
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January 2014 in “Indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology”
This report describes three cases of white piedra of scalp hair, identifying Trichosporon inkin and Trichosporon mucoides as the fungi responsible, which are uncommon causes of this condition.