title: Treatment of kerions.
abstract: Therapy for kerions was evaluated by randomly assigning 30 patients to one of four treatment groups: group A griseofulvin, group B griseofulvin plus erythromycin, group C griseofulvin plus prednisone, and group D griseofulvin, erythromycin, and prednisone. Data indicate that antibiotic and steroid therapy, in addition to griseofulvin, may reduce scaling and pruritus, but does not reduce the time it takes for kerions to flatten.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Honig
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Caputo
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Leyden
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McGinley
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Selbst
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: McGravey
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D002648:Child; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006118:Griseofulvin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D010919:Placebos; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D010919:Placebos; D006118:Griseofulvin; D004917:Erythromycin; D011241:Prednisone