Waiting for a proof by mycological culture is usually necessary before starting a systemic antifungal therapy. It therefore seems to us interesting to evaluate the benefit of using dermoscopy in clinical diagnosis of Tinea Capitis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
104
CHU Amiens
Amiens, Picardie, France
CHU Caen
Caen, France
CHRU Lille
Lille, France
CHU Rouen
Rouen, France
The presence of several hair with at least one dermoscopic appearance specific of tinea capitis
The presence of several hair with at least one dermoscopic appearance Specific of tinea capitis ( corkscrew hair , comma hairs, interrupted (Morse code-like) hairs, hair shafts covered by whitish sheaths, zig-zag shaped hairs) correlating with The growth of a dermatophyte in the fungal culture.
Time frame: baseline
Dermoscopic appearance (corkscrew hair, comma hairs, interrupted (Morse code-like) hairs, hair shafts covered by whitish sheaths, zig-zag shaped hairs) according to microscopic pathogenic species.
Time frame: baseline
Concordance of dermoscopic appearance for each of the two operators.
Concordance between dermoscopic interpretation (corkscrew hair, comma hairs, interrupted (Morse code-like) hairs, hair shafts covered by whitish sheaths, zig-zag shaped hairs) of the dermatologist during the initial consultation and dermoscopic interpretation on the photographs by a blinded trained practitioner.
Time frame: baseline
Presence of a green fluorescence or not under the light of a Wood's lamp by comparing it with the result of the fungal culture.
Time frame: baseline
Introduction or not of a local or general presumptive treatment by the clinician while waiting for the result of the fungal culture.
Time frame: baseline
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