 Tinea Capitis
"Tinea Capitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Ringworm of the scalp and associated hair mainly caused by species of MICROSPORUM; TRICHOPHYTON; and EPIDERMOPHYTON, which may occasionally involve the eyebrows and eyelashes.
| Descriptor ID |
D014006
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.800.200.720.730 C01.703.295.872.541 C17.800.738.708 C17.800.838.208.883.558
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| Concept/Terms |
Tinea Capitis- Tinea Capitis
- Trichophytia Profunda Barbae
- Barbae, Trichophytia Profunda
- Profunda Barbae, Trichophytia
- Trichophytia Profunda Capitis
- Capitides, Trichophytia Profunda
- Capitis, Trichophytia Profunda
- Profunda Capitides, Trichophytia
- Profunda Capitis, Trichophytia
- Trichophytia Profunda Capitides
- Tinea Capitis Profunda
- Capitis Profunda, Tinea
- Capitis Profundas, Tinea
- Profunda, Tinea Capitis
- Profundas, Tinea Capitis
- Tinea Capitis Profundas
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tinea Capitis" by people in Profiles.
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Abdel-Rahman SM, Preuett BL. Genetic predictors of susceptibility to cutaneous fungal infections: a pilot genome wide association study to refine a candidate gene search. J Dermatol Sci. 2012 Aug; 67(2):147-52.
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Ilkit M, Ali Saracli M, Kurdak H, Turac-Bicer A, Yuksel T, Karakas M, Schuenemann E, Abdel-Rahman SM. Clonal outbreak of Trichophyton tonsurans tinea capitis gladiatorum among wrestlers in Adana, Turkey. Med Mycol. 2010 May; 48(3):480-5.
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Abdel-Rahman SM, Farrand N, Schuenemann E, Stering TK, Preuett B, Magie R, Campbell A. The prevalence of infections with Trichophyton tonsurans in schoolchildren: the CAPITIS study. Pediatrics. 2010 May; 125(5):966-73.
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Abdel-Rahman SM, Talib N, Solidar A, Nopper AJ, Wyckoff GJ. Examining Trichophyton tonsurans genotype and biochemical phenotype as determinants of disease severity in tinea capitis. Med Mycol. 2008 May; 46(3):217-23.
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Abdel-Rahman SM, Herron J, Fallon-Friedlander S, Hauffe S, Horowitz A, Rivi?re GJ. Pharmacokinetics of terbinafine in young children treated for tinea capitis. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2005 Oct; 24(10):886-91.
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Abdel-Rahman SM, Penny J, Alander SW. Trichophyton rubrum tinea capitis in a young child. Pediatr Dermatol. 2004 Jan-Feb; 21(1):63-5.
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Abdel-Rahman SM. Trichophyton tonsurans exocellular protease expression: correlation with clinical presentation in tinea capitis. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2002 Jun; 27(4):268-71.
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Abdel-Rahman SM. Polymorphic exocellular protease expression in clinical isolates of Trichophyton tonsurans. Mycopathologia. 2001; 150(3):117-20.
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Abdel-Rahman SM, Powell DA, Nahata MC. Efficacy of itraconazole in children with Trichophyton tonsurans tinea capitis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1998 Mar; 38(3):443-6.
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Abdel-Rahman SM, Nahata MC, Powell DA. Response to initial griseofulvin therapy in pediatric patients with tinea capitis. Ann Pharmacother. 1997 Apr; 31(4):406-10.
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