Dermatol. praxi. 2025;19(2):81-83 | DOI: 10.36290/der.2025.015

A case of extensive tinea capitis in a middle-aged woman

MUDr. Kristýna Papajíková, MUDr. Linda Vavříková, MUDr. Martin Tichý, Ph.D.
Klinika chorob kožních a pohlavních FN a LF UP v Olomouci

Authors describe a 56-year-old woman who developed extensive dermatophytosis of the frontal scalp area. The disease manifested after an episode of severe sideropenic anemia caused by hypermenorrhea due to uterine myomatosis. Systemic therapy with terbinafine led to regression of the skin lesions and complete regrowth of hair.

Keywords: tinea capitis, dermatophytosis, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, terbinafine, alopecia.

Accepted: May 19, 2025; Published: May 30, 2025  Show citation

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Papajíková K, Vavříková L, Tichý M. A case of extensive tinea capitis in a middle-aged woman. Dermatol. praxi. 2025;19(2):81-83. doi: 10.36290/der.2025.015.
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