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This case report describes a 52-year-old woman with erythema annulare centrifugum after using topical luliconazole and oral itraconazole, suggesting a drug-induced reaction confirmed by a positive rechallenge test.

This piece explains that 90% to 95% of pediatric alopecia cases are due to four main causes: alopecia areata, telogen effluvium, tinea capitis, and trichotillomania, with diagnosis typically confirmed through careful examination.

In this study, itraconazole was reported to effectively alleviate clinical symptoms in patients with recalcitrant Trichophyton rubrum infections, though toenail infections often recurred, indicating the need for further research on long-term efficacy and safety.

This review discusses the assessment and management of common causes of pediatric alopecia, highlighting the importance of dermatologist referral for unclear diagnoses, treatment failures, or scarring alopecia, and reports no new clinical findings.

This text describes kerion, a severe form of tinea capitis, and emphasizes the difficulty of diagnosis and the need for oral antifungal treatment, but reports no new clinical results.

This case report describes three adults with inflammatory tinea capitis mimicking bacterial infection, emphasizing the need to consider this diagnosis in similar cases; all were successfully treated with oral antifungal agents.

This case report describes a high school wrestler whose forearm rash was initially misdiagnosed as eczema, later identified as Majocchi's granuloma, and successfully treated with oral antifungal therapy after a biopsy.

This review discusses various scalp infections, infestations, and neoplasms but reports no new clinical findings; the authors emphasize the diversity of diseases from different origins.

This study reports a rare case of tinea capitis in an adult female, where Malassezia species may facilitate Microsporum canis growth, and successful treatment with oral antifungals led to rash resolution and hair regrowth.

In this article review, it was reported that systemic oral antifungal treatments are essential for effectively managing tinea capitis, as topical antifungals alone cannot reach the hair follicle roots but may reduce spore transmission when used alongside oral medications.

This review discusses skin appendages like hair and nails as indicators of local and systemic pathologies, emphasizing conditions such as inflammatory diseases and infections, but reports no new clinical findings.

This case report describes a 78-year-old farmer with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis who developed cutaneous Alternaria alternata infections, which improved with reduced prednisolone and itraconazole treatment, with no recurrence after two years.

This study observed that dermatologists predominantly prescribed topical treatments for skin disorders in pregnant women, with pruritus and urticaria being the most common conditions.

This case report details the successful use of oral itraconazole in treating a giant tufted angioma with hair loss that developed during pregnancy, leading to significant symptom relief and hair regrowth after discontinuation of the medication.

Treat scalp and beard fungal infections early with oral antifungal medication and sometimes topical therapy, avoiding unnecessary allergy tests and surgery.

The boy had a fungal scalp infection called kerion, which was cured with oral antifungal medication.

This case report describes a child with tinea capitis who experienced complete lesion remission and hair regrowth after early diagnosis and treatment with antifungal medications, highlighting the importance of timely management to prevent complications like scarring and permanent hair loss.

This article reviews the epidemiology, presentation, and treatment of tinea infections and offers no new clinical findings, advocating for the use of oral antifungals and proper hygiene practices.

This paper discusses tinea capitis in adults, emphasizing that it particularly affects postmenopausal African American or Black women, and notes challenges in treatment due to antifungal resistance.

This article reviews common scalp and hair disorders in children and adolescents and outlines diagnostic approaches, but reports no new clinical findings.

In this case report and literature review, researchers observed that black hairy tongue syndrome can be improved by dietary restrictions and local care, identifying factors like antibiotics, malignancies, and certain medications as common triggers, with resolution achieved by eliminating these factors when possible.

This review describes various types of folliculitis based on their causes, clinical manifestations, and treatments, but reports no new clinical results.

This study presents the first reported case of kerion-type scalp mycosis caused by Aspergillus protuberus, emphasizing the importance of mycological examination when diagnosing unusual scalp infections, especially in children.

In this case study involving a two-month-old crossbred kid, severe skin conditions characterized by alopecia and pruritic lesions were linked to Malassezia yeast and bacteria, and successful treatment was observed with ketoconazole and supportive care.

This study found that monotherapy and topical medications are primarily used to treat pediatric skin diseases, with a variety of drugs prescribed indicating the complexity of these conditions.

This article reviews the diagnosis and treatment of tinea capitis in children, noting that newer antifungal agents can offer effective systemic therapy alongside supportive topical treatments; it reports no new clinical findings.

This case study reports a new variant of chronic dermatophytosis with giant cutaneous horns, suggesting a possible genetic link and highlighting successful treatment with antifungal medications.

This study highlights the potential of a ketoconazole antifungal hair spray as an innovative and effective topical method for treating tinea capitis, offering benefits such as easy application, improved drug penetration, and reduced systemic exposure compared to conventional treatments.

This case report describes a 27-year-old male with autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1, characterized by symptoms including fever, dysarthria, dysphagia, oral candidiasis, nail dystrophy, alopecia, hypoparathyroidism, and dilated cardiomyopathy. The study highlights unique bilateral symmetrical brain calcifications and underscores the syndrome’s diverse manifestations.

Chemotherapy can cause skin side effects that affect patients' lives, but they can be managed to avoid interrupting cancer treatment.