Treatment of childhood dermatophyte infections with oral terbinafine

Pediatr Dermatol. 1995 Mar;12(1):53-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1995.tb00126.x.

Abstract

Over the past four years terbinafine has become established as an effective systemic antimycotic agent with an excellent safety profile. However, experience with its use in children is very limited. We report the effective treatment of five children with oral terbinafine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Alopecia / drug therapy
  • Alopecia / etiology
  • Alopecia / microbiology
  • Antifungal Agents*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dermatomycoses / drug therapy*
  • Dermatomycoses / microbiology
  • Female
  • Foot / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Ichthyosis / etiology
  • Ichthyosis / microbiology
  • Male
  • Nail Diseases / microbiology
  • Naphthalenes / administration & dosage
  • Naphthalenes / therapeutic use*
  • Terbinafine
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Trichophyton / isolation & purification
  • Trichophyton / pathogenicity

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Naphthalenes
  • Terbinafine