Ringworm of the Scalp or Beard

References

Citations

  1. American Academy of Pediatrics (2006). Tinea capitis (ringworm of the scalp). In LK Pickering, ed., Red Book: 2006 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 27th ed., pp. 654–656. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

  2. American Public Health Association (2004). Tinea barbae and tinea capitis. In DL Heymann, ed., Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, 18th ed., pp. 152–154. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association.

Other Works Consulted

  • American Public Health Association (2008). Dermatophytosis. In DL Heymann, ed., Control of Communicable Diseases Manual, 19th ed., pp. 172–179. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association.

  • Elewski BE, et al. (2008). Terbinafine hydrochloride oral granules versus oral griseofulvin suspension in children with tinea capitis: Results of two randomized, investigator-blinded, multicenter, international, controlled trials. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 59(1): 41–54.

  • Habif TP, et al. (2005). Fungal infections. In Skin Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment, pp. 258–263. Philadelphia: Elsevier Mosby.

  • Hall JC (2006). Dermatologic mycology. In JC Hall, ed., Sauer’s Manual of Skin Diseases, 9th ed., pp. 244–266. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  • Hirschmann JV (2006). Fungal, bacterial, and viral infections of the skin. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., ACP Medicine, section 2, chap. 7, pp. 1–4. New York: WebMD.

  • Verma S, Heffernan MP (2008). Superficial fungal infection: Dermatophytosis, onychomycosis, tinea nigra, piedra. In K Wolff et al., eds., Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 7th ed., vol 2, pp. 1807–1821. New York: McGraw Hill.


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Author: Bets Davis, MFA Last Updated: March 24, 2009
Medical Review: Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics
Alexander H. Murray, MD, FRCPC - Dermatology

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