Oral griseofulvin remains the treatment of choice for tinea capitis in children

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 304-309

  Bennett, Michelle L ^a   Fleischer, Alan B ^a   Loveless, James W ^a   Feldman, Steven R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CIMETIDINE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CYCLOSPORIN; DIGOXIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PHENYTOIN; RANITIDINE; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN; RITONAVIR; TERBINAFINE; THEOPHYLLINE; TOLBUTAMIDE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRIMIPRAMINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; WARFARIN; ZIDOVUDINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG PREFERENCE; DRUG SAFETY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TINEA; TINEA CAPITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; GRISEOFULVIN; HUMANS; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0033864803     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2000.01784.x     Document Type: Article

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