Treatment of childhood dermatophyte infections with oral terbinafine.
Over the past four years terbinafine has become established as an effective systemic antimycotic agent with an excellent safety profile. However, experience with its use in children is very limited. We report the effective treatment of five children with oral terbinafine.
Goulden
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Dermatology Department, General Infirmary at Leeds, United Kingdom.
Goodfield
M J
MJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000505:Alopecia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007057:Ichthyosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D009260:Nail Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077291:Terbinafine; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes; D000077291:Terbinafine