Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Observational Study
. 2023 Jul;89(1):133-135.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.02.009. Epub 2023 Feb 15.

Inadequate diagnostic testing and systemic antifungal prescribing for tinea capitis in an observational cohort study of 3.9 million children, United States

Jeremy A W Gold  1 , Kaitlin Benedict  2 , Theresa M Dulski  3 , Shari R Lipner  4
Affiliations
Observational Study

Inadequate diagnostic testing and systemic antifungal prescribing for tinea capitis in an observational cohort study of 3.9 million children, United States

Jeremy A W Gold et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: United States; antifungal stewardship; antifungal susceptibility testing; culture; dermatophyte; direct microscopy; epidemiology; fluconazole; griseofulvin; itraconazole; ketoconazole; polymerase chain reaction; terbinafine; tinea capitis; treatment.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest Dr Lipner has served as a consultant for Hoth Therapeutics, BelleTorus Corporation, and Ortho-dermatologics. Dr Gold, Author Benedict, and Dr Dulski have no conflicts of interest to declare.

References

    1. Drake LA, Dinehart SM, Farmer ER, et al. Guidelines of care for superficial mycotic infections of the skin: tinea capitis and tinea barbae. Guidelines/Outcomes Committee. American Academy of Dermatology. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1996;34(2 Pt 1):290–294. 10.1016/s0190-9622(96)80137-x - DOI - PubMed
    1. Chen X, Jiang X, Yang M, et al. Systemic antifungal therapy for tinea capitis in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;2016(5): Cd004685. 10.1002/14651858.CD004685.pub3 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Yadgar RJ, Bhatia N, Friedman A. Cutaneous fungal infections are commonly misdiagnosed: a survey-based study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017;76(3):562–563. 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.09.041 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Pariser RJ, Pariser DM. Primary care physicians’ errors in handling cutaneous disorders. A prospective survey. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1987;17(2 Pt 1):239–245. 10.1016/s0190-9622(87)70198-4 - DOI - PubMed
    1. Mirmirani P, Tucker LY. Epidemiologic trends in pediatric tinea capitis: a population-based study from Kaiser Permanente Northern California. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2013;69(6):916–921. 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.08.031 - DOI - PubMed

Publication types