1997
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.1997.tb00221.x
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Tinea capitis in children in the district of Cagliari, Italy

Abstract: Between 1986 and 1995, 4104 children were observed in the Clinic of Dermatology in Cagliari, Italy. Three hundred and thirty-six children (8.2%), 188 boys and 148 girls, aged 1 month to 13 years, were affected by tinea capitis. Microsporum canis was detected in 278 cases (82.7%) and Trichophyton mentagrophytes in 58 cases (17.3%). Systemic treatment with 20-25 mg kg-1 day-1 griseofulvin led to complete recovery in 30-40 days. None of the patients relapsed. The epidemiology of the infection was analysed accordi… Show more

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“…The Ghana Education Service requires that boys and girls in basic and secondary public schools cut their hair very short. It seems that this rule is actually beneficial . However, there is also evidence that in some cases the use of a common service (e.g.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The Ghana Education Service requires that boys and girls in basic and secondary public schools cut their hair very short. It seems that this rule is actually beneficial . However, there is also evidence that in some cases the use of a common service (e.g.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Die Datenanalyse der Geschlechtsverteilung zeigt keine Prä-valenz bezüglich des Geschlechts. Im Vergleich zur österreichischen Situation [1] wird eine starke Zunahme der Häufigkeit der Tinea capitisFälle auch von verschiedenen europäischen Ländern wie Deutschland, Polen, Ungarn, Slowenien, Kroatien und Italien sowie aus großstädtischen europäischen Ballungsräumen wie Madrid, Paris, London und Stockholm berichtet[2][3][4][5][6]. Tinea capitis-Formen durch bislang für unsere Regionen exotische -überwiegend anthropophile Dermatophyten wie Trichophyton tonsurans sowie Trichophyton soudanense sind in Österreich als auch in anderen europäischen Ländern zunehmend bei afrikanischen Kindern als Folge von Immigration sowie der Globalisierung zu beobachten.Um einen weiteren Anstieg von Kopfpilzinfektionen einzudämmen, sind intensive Maßnahmen zur Präventi-on, die Zulassung effektiver und sicherer systemisch wirksamer Antimykotika im Kindesalter, fachspezifische Information von Haus-, Kinder-und Hautfachärzten sowie eine verstärkte Kooperation zwischen Human-und Veterinärmedizinern zu fordern.…”
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“…These children all came from rural districts where animal-acquired infection and precarious hygienic conditions most probably accounted for the development of kerion. The causative mycetes were those most commonly isolated in the district of Cagliari over the past 15 years, particularly in children with tinea capitis [8]. In fact, Microsporum canis followed by Eichophyton mentagrophytes are the preponderant aetiological agents of tinea capitis in this area.…”
Section: Referencesmentioning
confidence: 89%