Tinea capitis

Albert RE, Omran AR, Brauer EW, et al Follow-up study of patients treated by x-ray for tinea capitis. Am J Public Health 56 2114-2120,1966 Omran AR, Shore RE, Markoff RA, et al Follow-up study of patients treated by x-ray epilation for tinea capitis psychiatric and psychometric evaluation. Am J Public Health 68 561-567, 1978 

Modan B, Floro S, et al Mental function following scalp irradiation during childhood. Am J Epidemiol 116 149-160, 1982 Shore RE, Albert RE, Pasternack BS Follow-up study of patients treated by x-ray epilation for tinea capitis. Arch Environ Health 31 17-24, 1976 Yaar I, Ron E, Modan M, et al Long-term cerebral effects of small doses of x-irradiation in childhood as manifested in adult visual evoked responses. Ann Neurol 8 261-268, 1980 

Yaar I, Ron E, Modan B, et al Long-lasting cerebral functional changes following moderate dose x-radiation treatment to the scalp in childhood an electroenceph-alographic power spectral study. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 45 166-169, 1982 

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Tinea capitis Infection of the head and scalp May be asymptomatic initially, then progress to inflammatory alopecia "Black dot" alopecia may develop due to breakage of hair at the root May form kerions (nodular swellings) Scaling or favus may develop on scalp Cervical lymphadenopathy is common Primarily found in infants, children, and young adolescents, often in African-American and Flispanic populations Can be spread from person to person or animal to person... 

Selenium sulfide is a cytostatic and sporicidal agent available without prescription in a variety of shampoos and lotions for treatment of scalp seborrheic dermatitis. Higher concentrations are available by prescription for the treatment of pityriasis versicolor, which is caused by the yeast M. furfur, and tinea capitis. 

I Unlabeled Uses Topical Treatment of paronychia, tinea barbae, tinea capitis. 

Tinea capitis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea pedis, tinea unguium PO (Microsize... 

Cancer Survey by NCI for 1969-1971 (Cutler and Young, 1975). In the Israeli tinea capitis study, females have a significantly higher radiogenic risk of thyroid cancer than males only in absolute terms (Ron and Modan, 1984 Shore et al., 1985). 

Ketoconazole is effective in the therapy of cutaneous infections caused by epidermophyton, microsporum, and trichophyton species. Infections of the glabrous skin often respond within 2-3 weeks to a once-daily oral dose of 200 mg. Palmar-plantar skin is slower to respond, often taking 4-6 weeks at a dosage of 200 mg twice daily. Infections of the hair and nails may take even longer before resolving, with low cure rates noted for tinea capitis. Tinea versicolor is responsive to short courses of a once-daily dose of 200 mg. 

Roberts BJ, Friedlander SF. Tinea capitis a treatment update. Pediatr Ann. 2005 34 191-200. 

Brain tumours have occurred in children who had received therapeutic doses of ionizing radiation to the head, especially for the treatment of tinea capitis (Ron et al., 1988b) or lymphoid neoplasms (Brustle et al., 1992). Iatrogenic tumours are, however, a very small fraction of all paediatric brain tumours. Except for certain genetic factors, causes of the most common brain tumours of childhood, including primitive neuroectodermal tumours and astrocytomas, remain unknown (Rice, 2004). 

M. audouinii cosmopolitan used to be tiie most common cause of epidemics of tinea capitis in Europe and N. America, Ectothrix Wood s light positive downy white surface to grayish-white mouse-fur , reverse salmon to peach-pink, sometimes rusty slow growth pectinate ( comb-like ) and racquet (rackett) hyphae, thick-walled chlamydospores rare micro- and (bizarre) macroconidia... 

M. ferrugineum E. Europe, Asia, C. Afr., S. America epidemics of tinea capitis in children, ectothrix invasion of hair Wood s light positive waxy, convoluted, slowly growing diallus, color cream to yellow to red no macro- or microconidia, but hyphae of irregular shape with prominent septae ( bamboo hyphae )... 

T violaceum cosmopolitan finely scaling lesions, typical black dot tinea capitis endothrix hair invasion violet, seldom white, glabrous or waxy, heaped and folded, slowly growing colonies growth stimulated by thiamine reverse deep purple branched, distorted, thick hyphae no macro- or microconidia... 

This dermatophyte infection of the scalp and hair of sometimes quite striking appearance is reported to have had tremendous influence on the lives of people in old times subjects with tinea capitis were allowed to keep their heads covered in the presence of the monarch, and sometimes were not allowed to emigrate to the United States [19]. Although such drastic measures are historical anecdotes, tinea capitis nevertheless may lead to some social discomfort even today. 

Western Europe. Itching is no obligate symptom, hair loss usually is reversible except in some cases of kerion. Lymphadenitis is a common complication even in mild disease [20]. Gray patch tinea capitis caused by Microsporum (cams and audouinii) is differentiated from the other forms by some authors. 

Wood s light This lamp emitting UV light at a wavelength of above 365 nm is helpful in the diagnosis of tinea capitis (bright greenish yellow), erythrasma. 

Management tinea capitis is the typical example for the importance of an accurate identification of the pathogen, as proceedings are different for anthro-pophilic dermatophytes transmitted from child to child and for zoophilic species usually originating from one common source. 

Figueroa Jl, HawranekT, AbrahaA, Hay RJ Tinea capitis in south-western Ethiopia A study of risk factors for infection and carriage. Int J Dermatol 1997 36 661-666. 

Frieden IJ Tinea capitis in Aly R, Beutner KR, Maibach H (eds) Cutaneous Infection and Therapy. New Yrrk, Dekker, 1997, pp 169—181. 

Frieden IJ, Howard R Tinea capitis Epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and control. J Am Acad Dermatol 1994 31 S42-S46. 

Drake LA, Dinehart SM, Farmer ER, Goltz RW, Graham GF, Hordinsky MK, Lewis CW, Pariser DM, Skouge JW, Webster SB, Whitaker DC, Butler B, Ixrwery BJ Guidelines of care for superficial mycotic infections of the skin Tinea capitis and tinea barbae. J Am Acad Dermatol 1996 35 290-294. 

Elewski BE Tinea capitis A current perspective. J Am Acad Dermatol 2000 42 1-20. 

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