Tinea capitis in early infancy treated with itraconazole: A pilot study

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1161-1163

  Binder, B ^a   Richtig, E ^a   Weger, W ^a   Ginter Hanselmayer, G ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Early infancy; Itraconazole; Tinea capitis

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; GLUCOSE; ITRACONAZOLE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; MALE; MICROSPORUM CANIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TINEA CAPITIS;

EID: 70349159553     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03271.x     Document Type: Article

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