Superficial Fungal Infections in Children

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 443-455

  Hawkins, Danielle M ^a   Smidt, Aimee C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Athlete's foot; Dermatophyte; Onychomycosis; Ringworm; Tinea

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BUTENAFINE; CICLOPIROX; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; ECONAZOLE; FLUCONAZOLE; GRISEOFULVIN; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; NYSTATIN; OXICONAZOLE; SELENIUM SULFIDE; SULCONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; TOLNAFTATE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUTANEOUS T CELL LYMPHOMA; DERMATOPHYTOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG ERUPTION; FINGERNAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GRANULOMA TRICHOPHYTICUM; HAIR DISEASE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; KERION; LIVER TOXICITY; MAJOCCHI GRANULOMA; MYCOSIS; NUMMULAR DERMATITIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PITYRIASIS ROSEA; REVIEW; TINEA BARBAE; TINEA CAPITIS; TINEA CORPORIS; TINEA CRURIS; TINEA FACIEI; TINEA MANUUM; TINEA PEDIS; TINEA VERSICOLOR; TOENAIL ONYCHOMYCOSIS; VITILIGO;

ATHLETE'S FOOT; DERMATOPHYTE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; RINGWORM; TINEA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHILD; DERMATOMYCOSES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; SKIN;

EID: 84897648390     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: 15578240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2013.12.003     Document Type: Review

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