Tinea in Tots: Cases and Literature Review of Oral Antifungal Treatment of Tinea Capitis in Children under 2 Years of Age

J Pediatr. 2017 Apr:183:12-18.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.12.042. Epub 2017 Jan 12.

Authors

John G Zampella¹, Shawn G Kwatra², Jaime Blanck³, Bernard Cohen⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. Electronic address: Jzampel1@jhmi.edu.
² Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
³ Welch Library, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Department of Dermatology, Division of Pediatric Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

PMID: 28088394
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.12.042

No abstract available

Keywords: case series; fluconazole; griseofulvin; infants; itraconazole; neonates; terbinafine.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Administration, Oral
Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage*
Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
Drug Administration Schedule
Female
Fluconazole / administration & dosage*
Fluconazole / therapeutic use
Griseofulvin / administration & dosage*
Griseofulvin / therapeutic use
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Tinea Capitis / drug therapy*

Substances

Antifungal Agents
Griseofulvin
Fluconazole