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Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Peking University First Hospital, National Clinical Research Centre for Skin and Immune Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Diagnosis on Dermatoses, Beijing, China.
Background: Kerion is a severe type of tinea capitis that is difficult to treat and remains a public health problem.
Objectives: To evaluate the epidemiologic features and efficacy of different treatment schemes from real-world experience.
Methods: From 2019 to 2021, 316 patients diagnosed with kerion at 32 tertiary Chinese hospitals were enrolled.
Comprehensive Review of Tinea Capitis in Adults: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Clinical Presentations, and Management.
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Department of Dermatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Central Laboratory of Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ibn Sina Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, MAR.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFInflammatory Tinea Capitis Mimicking Dissecting Cellulitis in a Healthy Woman.
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Department of Dermatology, Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Introduction: Inflammatory tinea capitis (TC) is uncommon in adults.
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