Tinea Capitis (Microsporum Canis) in a Thirty-Day-Old Infant

Tinea capitis in early infancy treated with itraconazole: a pilot study

“…Tinea capitis is the most common dermatophytosis in childhood, but rarely seen in children in their first year of life 1–3 . In general, in Northern and Western Europe, ringworm of the scalp is estimated to account for 1% of all superficial fungal infections and showing an increasing prevalence over the last years 4 .…”