Tinea capitis in infants in their first year of life

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 886-890

  Gilaberte, Yolanda ^a   Rezusta, A ^b   Gil, J ^c   Saenz Santamaria M C ^d   Coscojuela, C ^a   Navarro, M ^c   Zubiri, M L ^b   Moles, B ^b   Rubio, M C ^c  

^a HOSPITAL SAN JORGE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL QUIRÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Infants; Tinea capitis

Indexed keywords

CICLOPIROXOLAMINE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE;

AFRICA; ALOPECIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOMYCOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; MALE; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII; MICROSPORUM CANIS; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN SCALING; SPAIN; TINEA CAPITIS; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS; TRICHOPHYTON VERRUCOSUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TINEA CAPITIS;

EID: 8344290374     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06112.x     Document Type: Review

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