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Terbinafine treatment of Trichophyton equinum infection in a child
Author(s) -
Amor E.,
Gutiérrez M. J.,
Lamoneda C.,
Del Palacio A.,
Pereiro M
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2001.00815.x
Subject(s) - terbinafine , medicine , dermatology , tinea capitis , pony , trichophyton , antifungal , biology , itraconazole , genetics
A case of tinea faciae caused by Trichophyton equinum affecting a 5‐year‐old boy is described. The boy had ridden a pony a month earlier and responded to a 6‐week course of treatment with oral and topical terbinafine.