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19 Απρ 2017 · Tinea faciei is usually treated with topical antifungal agents, such as azoles, and terbinafine applied once or twice daily for 2-4 weeks but if the treatment is unsuccessful, or for extensive lesions, oral antifungals may be considered such as griseofulvin, fluconazole and terbinafine. 4,5
The most common infections in prepubertal children are tinea corporis and tinea capitis, whereas adolescents and adults are more likely to develop tinea cruris, tinea pedis, and tinea...
10 Ιουλ 2022 · Tinea faciei is a skin fungal infection due to dermatophytes, which is common in pediatric patients. The history of animal contact is helpful to make the correct diagnosis.
Griseofulvin treat-ment and school screening programmes almost eradicated tinea capitis (scalp infection) as an endemic condition in the developed world in the 1950s, but it re-emerged as a public health problem in the United Kingdom in the 1990s, with infection rates of at least 12% in school children.1 Increased mass tourism and mobile populat...
Treatment of tinea faciei. Tinea faciei is usually treated with topical antifungal agents, but if the treatment is unsuccessful, oral antifungal medicines may be considered, including terbinafine and itraconazole. In recent years, antifungal drug resistance has made treatment more challenging.
The first-line therapy for T. faciei is griseofulvin 20 mg/kg for 6–8 weeks (Gupta, Cooper, & Bowen, 2008). Fungal cultures or direct examination should be performed before steroid application in facial lesions in order to distinguish eczema from dermatophytosis and avoid misdiagnosis.
Tinea capitis (scalp) and onychomycosis (nail fungus) usually need to be treated with prescription medications taken by mouth. These medications need to be taken for several weeks to months. Examples include griseofulvin, terbinafine, fluconazole and itraconazole. A medicated shampoo is also recommended for tinea capitis
