Tinea capitis due to Trichophyton rubrum in a neonate.
Tinea capitis is a common infection of school-aged children, but there have been only a few reports of tinea capitis in newborns. Furthermore, Trichophyton rubrum as a causative organism of tinea capitis is documented very rarely. We report herein a neonate in whom T. rubrum was the causative agent. This boy was successfully treated with three pulses of oral itraconazole solution.
Chang
Sung-Eun
SE
Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.
Kang
Sook-Kyoung
SK
Choi
Jee-Ho
JH
Sung
Kyung-Jeh
KJ
Moon
Kee-Chan
KC
Koh
Jai-Kyoung
JK
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole