Guidelines for the management of tinea capitis

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-58

  Higgins, E M ^a   Fuller, L C ^b   Smith, C H ^c  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Orpington Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guideline; Tinea capitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PHENYTOIN; POVIDONE IODINE; RIFAMPICIN; SELENIUM SULFIDE; TERFENADINE; WARFARIN;

ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FLUORESCENCE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; MICROSPORUM; NAUSEA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SCALP; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TRICHOPHYTON; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0033914847     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03530.x     Document Type: Article

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