| [tinea capitis: two years experience in a paediatric hospital of buenos aires, argentina]. | tinea capitis is an infection caused by dermatophytes of the genera microsporum and trichophyton, and constitutes a major health problem in argentina. the aim of the present study was to find out the incidence of those etiological agents and the therapeutic response in patients attending a high-complexity paediatric hospital within a two-year period. a total of 98 tinea capitis were diagnosed, 13 of which were celsus kerion. microsporum canis was isolated in 61.28%. the range of values for minim ... | 2010 | 20346290 |