Tinea capitis and topical Terbinafine cream

Tinea capitis mimicking cicatricial alopecia: What host and dermatophyte factors lead to this unusual clinical presentation?

“…56,57 Terbinafine cream may be used as adjunctive therapy if the fungal burden is thought to be high. 58 The concurrent use of systemic corticosteroids in severe inflammatory TC or kerion is controversial; symptoms of scaling and pruritus may improve, but overall cure rates are not significantly different. 59,60 Effective antifungal treatment may help reestablish cell-mediated immunity in patients with chronic disease and selective anergy.…”