Monitoring the Treatment of Tinea Capitis With Trichoscopy—Are There Signs of Trichoscopic Cure?

Monitoring the Treatment of Tinea Capitis With Trichoscopy—Are There Signs of Trichoscopic Cure?

Authors

  • Theodosia Gkentsidi 1st Dermatology Department, Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hospital of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Konstantinos Kampouridis Mycological Laboratory,1st Dermatology Department, Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hospital of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Katerina Bakirtzi 1st Dermatology Department, Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hospital of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Angeliki Panagopoulou 1st Dermatology Department, Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hospital of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Aimilios Lallas 1st Dermatology Department, Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hospital of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Eleni Sotiriou 1st Dermatology Department, Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hospital of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Thessaloniki, Greece

Keywords:

Trichoscopy, trichoscopic cure, dermoscopy, Tinea Capitis, treatment

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Published

2024-07-31

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2024): 2024 Vol 14, No 3 | July

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Research Letter

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Gkentsidi T, Kampouridis K, Bakirtzi K, Panagopoulou A, Lallas A, Sotiriou E. Monitoring the Treatment of Tinea Capitis With Trichoscopy—Are There Signs of Trichoscopic Cure?. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2024;14(3):e2024158. doi:10.5826/dpc.1403a158

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