Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Tinea capitis/Tinea barbae
PATHOGENS
- Trichophyton tonsurans
- Microsporum canis (and other Microsporum spp.)
- Trichophyton verrucosum (cause of tinea barbae)
- Trichophyton violaceum (east Africa and south Asia)
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Last updated: September 10, 2023
Citation
Hoffmann, Christopher J. "Tinea capitis/Tinea Barbae." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540550/all/Tinea_capitis_Tinea_barbae.
Hoffmann CJ. Tinea capitis/Tinea barbae. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540550/all/Tinea_capitis_Tinea_barbae. Accessed July 25, 2025.
Hoffmann, C. J. (2023). Tinea capitis/Tinea barbae. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540550/all/Tinea_capitis_Tinea_barbae
Hoffmann CJ. Tinea capitis/Tinea Barbae [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2025 July 25]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540550/all/Tinea_capitis_Tinea_barbae.
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