title: Tinea capitis favosa in Poland.
abstract: Tinea capitis favosa is uncommon in Europe. We describe two patients who had local alopecia caused by Trichophyton schoenleinii. In the first case, we observed good clinical response after griseofulvin treatment and in the second case after topical application of ciclopirox cream.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venerology Medical Academy, Bialystok, Poland.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Niczyporuk
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Krajewska-Kułak
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Łukaszuk
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D000077768:Ciclopirox; D005260:Female; D006118:Griseofulvin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011728:Pyridones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011728:Pyridones; D000077768:Ciclopirox; D006118:Griseofulvin