Comparative study of the efficacy and tolerability of 4 weeks of terbinafine therapy with 8 weeks of griseofulvin therapy in children with tinea capitis
Articles > Article · 1999
Authors: HR MEMISOGLU, S ERBOZ, S AKKAYA, T AKAN, VL AKSUNGUR, İdil ÜNAL, M KARAKAS
JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGICAL TREATMENT, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 1999, vol 10, pp 189-193
DOI: 10.3109/09546639909056027
Summary
BACKGROUND: Ringworm of the scalp is a dermatophyte infection prevalent in pre-school and school-aged children. Tinea capitis is one of the few superficial fungal infections that does not adequately respond to topical treatment and requires 6-8 weeks of oral antifungal therapy. The aim of this double-blind study was to compare the efficacy and tolerability of terbinafine therapy with griseofulvin therapy in children with mycologically proven tinea capitis.