November 2021 in “CRC Press eBooks” Tinea capitis is a fungal infection of the scalp that mainly affects children and can cause symptoms from mild itching to severe inflammation.
33 citations,
December 2013 in “Journal of cutaneous pathology” A fungal infection can look like a different scalp condition in teens, leading to wrong treatment until proper tests are done.
24 citations,
July 2009 in “Mycoses” A scalp infection was treated successfully, leading to full hair regrowth.
13 citations,
March 2002 in “Pediatric Dermatology” A child was initially wrongly diagnosed with a fungal scalp infection but actually had a non-scarring hair loss condition called Temporal Triangular Alopecia.
46 citations,
January 2002 in “Paediatric drugs” Tinea capitis, a scalp fungal infection in children, is best treated with newer antifungal agents for shorter periods.
2 citations,
January 1983 in “Archives of Dermatology” A 3-year-old boy's scalp infection was treated with ketoconazole.
September 2024 in “BMJ Case Reports” An adult had a rare scalp infection in the forehead area, treated successfully with itraconazole.
1 citations,
January 2015 in “Indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology” A woman's scalp infection caused by a fungus led to permanent hair loss and was hard to treat but responded to a specific antifungal.
December 2020 in “Jurnal RSMH Palembang (Online)” A man with a fungal scalp infection got better after treatment with griseofulvin, cetirizine, and ketoconazole shampoo.
29 citations,
April 2013 in “Mycoses” A young man was initially misdiagnosed with a scalp condition but was found to have a fungal infection, which improved with antifungal treatment.
16 citations,
March 1991 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Tinea capitis is rare in healthy adults but should be considered in scalp issues.
2 citations,
January 2015 in “Indian dermatology online journal” A woman with vitiligo had a rare fungal infection around her vitiligo patch and it improved with antifungal cream.
Kerion is a rare but serious scalp infection that needs proper treatment.
December 2016 in “Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease/Indonesian Journal of Tropical an Infectious Disease” Double pulse dose terbinafine effectively treats kerion type of tinea capitis.
143 citations,
October 2008 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” Comma hairs are a specific sign of tinea capitis when viewed with videodermatoscopy.
26 citations,
January 1990 in “Mycoses” Most tinea capitis cases in Rotterdam were caused by Trichophyton violaceum, mainly affecting Moroccan immigrant children.
108 citations,
March 2011 in “Archives of Dermatology” Corkscrew hair may be a new sign for quickly diagnosing scalp fungus in black children.
1 citations,
October 2020 in “Cermin Dunia Kedokteran” A boy's scalp rash and baldness were cured using oral medication and medicated shampoo.
1 citations,
November 2020 in “International journal of infectious diseases” A baby girl's severe scalp infection caused by a fungus was cured with oral and topical antifungal medications.
January 2022 in “Clinical Cases in Dermatology” A 7-year-old girl's scalp infection was cured with oral medication and medicated shampoo.
March 2012 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” A 7-year-old boy's unusual hair loss was caused by a herpes infection and healed after treatment.
May 2015 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” The treatments for fungal nail infection, hair loss in men, benign nail tumor, and chemotherapy-associated nail bed inflammation are effective and safe.
13 citations,
March 2011 in “Acta Paediatrica” Tinea capitis needs systemic treatment to avoid severe outcomes.
3 citations,
October 1982 in “Postgraduate Medicine” Most types of hair loss can regrow naturally, but there are no effective cures for male pattern or age-related hair loss, and only limited options for females.
8 citations,
March 2011 in “Archives of Dermatology” Doctors don't use trichoscopy enough, even though it's good for diagnosing hair problems.
January 2019 in “Elsevier eBooks” Different hair disorders have specific treatments and outcomes, with some resolving on their own and others requiring medication or emotional support.
3 citations,
January 1988 in “PubMed” The review found that basal cell carcinomas on the scalp are not more aggressive than those in other locations.
1 citations,
June 2022 in “PubMed” Alopecia causes hair loss and should be treated early, especially scarring types where hair cannot regrow.
32 citations,
January 2014 in “Dermatology Research and Practice” Trichoscopy can effectively tell apart tinea capitis and alopecia areata in children by looking for specific hair shapes.
26 citations,
September 2016 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Trichoscopy is good for telling apart tinea capitis and alopecia areata in kids.