Topical treatment of tinea capitis in a neonate.
Tinea capitis is the most common fungal skin infection in children. Given that this infection invades the hair shaft and the pilosebaceous unit, systemic antifungal therapy is the gold standard of treatment. Despite the neonate's increased susceptibility to infections, tinea capitis is rare in this population. We present the case of a 16-day-old infant with tinea capitis caused by Microsporum canis and effectively treated with topical bifonazole 1%.
Mosseri
Ronen
R
Department of Pediatrics, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tiqva, Israel.
Finkelstein
Yaron
Y
Garty
Ben Zion
BZ
D000287:Administration, Topical; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D007093:Imidazoles; C036596:bifonazole