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- Title
Tinea capitis in Brussels: epidemiology and new management strategy.
- Authors
Kolivras, Athanassios; Lateur, Nadine; De Maubeuge, Josiane; Scheers, Christelle; Wiame, Lucy; Song, Micheline
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>We found pre-established directives inadequate to cope with the current increase in anthropophilic tinea capitis in Brussels.<bold>Objectives: </bold>To study new epidemiological profiles and to define new strategies for management and prevention.<bold>Patients and Methods: </bold>A total of 122 children affected by tinea capitis were followed in our department from October 1, 2001, until September 30, 2002. The results were assessed retrospectively.<bold>Results: </bold>Anthropophilic tinea capitis represented 89.34% of the cases. The implicated anthropophilic dermatophytes were by decreasing frequency: Microsporum langeronii (39.34%), Trichophyton soudanense (28.69%), Trichophyton violaceum (18.03%) and Trichophyton tonsurans (3.28%).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>The responsible pathogens reflect immigration flows originating mostly from Black and North Africa. Precise recommendations for each visit are detailed.
- Subjects
BELGIUM; HYDROCARBONS; ANTIFUNGAL agents; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; COMBINATION drug therapy; TINEA capitis; TREATMENT effectiveness; DISEASE prevalence; RETROSPECTIVE studies; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Dermatology (10188665), 2003, Vol 206, Issue 4, p384
- ISSN
1018-8665
- Publication type
journal article