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Tinea Capitis in Birmingham: Survey of Elementary School Students

  1. WENDY C. CANTRELL C.R.N.P.1,2,†,
  2. MICHAEL K. JACOBS M.D., M.P.H.3,†,
  3. JENNY O. SOBERA M.D.4,
  4. CHARLES A. PARRISH M.D.3,
  5. JUDITH WARNER B.S.1,2,
  6. BONI E. ELEWSKI M.D.1,2

Article first published online: 9 JUN 2010

DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01166.x

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Pediatric Dermatology

Pediatric Dermatology

Volume 28, Issue 4, pages 476–477, July/August 2011

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CANTRELL, W. C., JACOBS, M. K., SOBERA, J. O., PARRISH, C. A., WARNER, J. and ELEWSKI, B. E. (2011), Tinea Capitis in Birmingham: Survey of Elementary School Students. Pediatric Dermatology, 28: 476–477. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01166.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

  2. 2

    School of Medicine and Fungal Reference Laboratory, Birmingham, Alabama

  3. 3

    Skin Pathology Associates, Birmingham, Alabama

  4. 4

    Village Dermatology, Birmingham, Alabama

  1. †

    Both these authors equally contributed.

*Address correspondence to Wendy Cantrell, C.R.N.P., Department of Dermatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2000 6th Avenue South, 3rd floor, Birmingham, AL 35233, or e-mail: wcantrell@uabmc.edu.

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  1. Issue published online: 24 JUL 2011
  2. Article first published online: 9 JUN 2010

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Abstract:  Trichophyton tonsurans is currently the leading cause of tinea capitis, but was only introduced into the United States less than six decades ago. In this study, we found a prevalence of 11% in Birmingham, Alabama, which is similar to earlier reports from other geographic regions. Despite previous reports concerning escalation, the prevalence appears to be stable over the past decade.

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