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[Tinea capitis in the University Hospital of Constantine (Algeria)].
J Mycol Med
December 2012
Laboratoire de parasitologie et de mycologie, CHU Dr Benbadis, 25000 Constantine, Algérie.
Although benign, tinea capitis are a public health problem and a frequent complaint in children. In Algeria, these disorders have long been known; their high frequency was related to unfavorable social conditions of people both in cities than in rural areas. Our aim is the study of tinea capitis diagnosed in the laboratory of Parasitology and Mycology of the University Hospital of Constantine through a retrospective review of 15 consecutive years from 1997 to 2011.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTinea capitis in Southeastern China: a 16-year survey.
Mycopathologia
April 2010
The Center for Medical Mycology, Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 200040, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
This survey was a retrospective of a 16-year (1993-2008) study on the incidence, clinical features, and etiological agents of tinea capitis mainly representing the Southeastern China. The diagnosis was confirmed by direct microscopic examination. Eight hundred and sixty-six patients with tinea capitis, 381 males (44%) and 485 females (56%), were enrolled in this study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTinea capitis in Benghazi, Libya.
Int J Dermatol
April 2000
Department of Dermatology, Jamahiria Hospital, Benghazi, Libya.
Background: Tinea capitis is a worldwide problem. It affects mainly school age children. Late detection and improper treatment of the inflammatory type of this disease may result in disfigurement and permanent alopecia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBone mineral density assessment in children with inflammatory bowel disease.
Gastroenterology
May 1998
Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA.
Background & Aims: Children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at risk for osteoporosis because of undernutrition, delayed puberty, and prolonged corticosteroid use. The aim of this study was to compare bone mineral density (BMD) in children with IBD with that in normal children and to assess the effects of nutritional and hormonal factors and corticosteroid dosages on BMD.
Methods: One hundred sixty-two subjects (99 with IBD and 63 healthy sibling controls) were enrolled.
Background: Tinea capitis is a dermatophyte infection of the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes caused by species of Microsporum and Trichophyton. The purpose of this study was to discover the incidence and causal agents of tinea capitis in Saudi Arabia.
Methods: Hair roots, skin scrapings, and pus swabs were collected from patients clinically diagnosed with tinea capitis and were processed for fungus.
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