Human Trichophyton equinum infection treated with terbinafine.
A case of tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton equinum is described. This responded to a 6-week course of treatment with the allyl amine antifungal agent, terbinafine.
University Department of Dermatology, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
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Burden
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Tillman
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Richardson
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004199:Disease Vectors; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077291:Terbinafine; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000635:transmission; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes; D000077291:Terbinafine