title: Tinea capitis due to Trichophyton rubrum in a neonate.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Sook-Kyoung
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Jee-Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Kyung-Jeh
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Kee-Chan
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Jai-Kyoung
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Koh
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole