Guidelines for the management of tinea capitis in children

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-228

  Kakourou, Talia ^a   Uksal, Umit ^b   Oranje, Arnold P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Deutsches Krankenhaus Universal Hospital Group Taksim   (Turkey)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; SELENIUM SULFIDE; TERBINAFINE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE;

DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MICROSPORUM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TRICHOPHYTON; CHILD; DRUG EFFECTS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MICROSPORUM; NAPHTHALENES; TINEA CAPITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952782662     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01137.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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