Dermatophytosis of children in Kuwait: a prospective survey.

Background: Tinea capitis in children is widely reported, whereas there have been only isolated reports on involvement of sites other than the scalp. The purpose of this study was to examine the epidemiological features and treatment responses of dermatophytosis of children in Kuwait.

Methods: Epidemiological features and the treatment responses of 202 consecutive children with dermatophytosis were studied.

Pityriasis versicolor--epidemiological and therapeutical study.

Seventy-six patients with extensive pityriasis versicolor were divided into 3 groups and treated orally with ketoconazole, 200 mg daily, for 10, 20 or 30 days respectively. 50 patients out of this number completed the study. After 6 months, 46 patients were checked up.