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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 443-445 |
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Role of trichoscopy in the management of tinea capitis in two infants: A case report
Pradeep Kumar, Deepika Pandhi
Department of Dermatology and STD, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Deepika Pandhi
Department of Dermatology and STD, University College of Medical Sciences and Associated GTB Hospital, Delhi 110095.
India
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DOI: 10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_160_20
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As tinea capitis rarely affects infants, early trichoscopic diagnosis facilitates timely institution of appropriate therapy. We report a 10-month-old female presenting with mixed pattern tinea capitis and coexisting tinea faciei wherein trichoscopy showed perifollicular scaling, comma hair, corkscrew hair, and horse-shoe hair. Case 2 was a 3-month-old female with gray patch tinea capitis, corroborated by the presence of perifollicular scaling, comma hair, corkscrew hair, and prominent telangiectasia on trichoscopy. Both cases were successfully treated with tablet fluconazole (5 mg/kg) for 6–8 weeks. |
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