Describes an outbreak of tinea corporis due to Microsporum canis among a group of preteen and teenage schoolgirls. Signs and symptoms; Characteristics of the rash patterns which created a problem with diagnosis.PreiserGaryEBSCO_AspPediatricsPreiser, G. An outbreak of Tinea Corporis among schoolgirls....
Signs and Symptoms Tinea corporis has an incubation period of between 1 to 3 weeks. This means that a person will not experience any symptoms for this period from the time of contracting the infection. Body Ringworm Rash Tinea corporis presents as anitchy skin rash. The typical rash is apink...
Chronic forms tend to be gradually progressive whereas acute forms may be very sudden and tend to be intensely itchy or even painful. How is it diagnosed? Tinea signs and symptoms Scaling patches on the skin of the groin, thighs and buttocks. Patches have well-defined edges. Occasionally ...
Tinea capitisis a superficial fungal infection of the scalp skin and hair that may also affect the eyebrows and eyelashes. It is caused by dermatophyte fungi. Commonly tinea capitis is known asscalp ringworm. The infection is commonly seen in children and sometimes infants as well but tinea ca...
The duration of infection and total score of signs and symptoms did not differ significantly between the two groups. Patients received treatment until clinically cured or up to a maximum of 6 weeks for tinea pedis and 4 weeks for tinea corporis, tinea cruris, or cutaneous candidosis. Medical ...
Efficacy assessment was based on 88 children (9 patients excluded by protocol violation).Therapy was considered effective in 92.0% (81 of 88) of patients (complete clinical and mycologic cure or mycologic cure with minimum signs and symptoms or clinical improvement, > or = 50%). Tolerability ...
At first, the topical steroid masks the fungal infection as inflammation and other symptoms decrease. Once the topical steroid is withdrawn, the quiescent fungal infection flares and flourishes. At this point, the appropriate topical antifungal should be applied and the topical steroid discontinued. ...
Terbinafine was also significantly more effective than placebo in terms of clinical response, reduction in signs and symptoms scores, and overall efficacy. The short treatment regimen and the sustained high cure rate should contribute to making terbinafine a valuable treatment option in tinea corporis/...
Mycological cure (negative microscopy and culture results) and effectiveness of treatment (mycological cure plus no or minimal signs and symptoms) were measured on day 7, weeks 2, 4 and 8, and at the end of the study. At the study end, rates of mycological cure were 83% for Lamisil 1%...
The results showed that butenafine causes rapid resolution of signs and symptoms (erythema itching, burning, crusting, scaling, etc), with good patient and physician acceptability of treatment. The broader spectrum fungicidal activity and better drug retention in superficial skin layers may be ...