| epidemiology and treatment of tinea capitis: ketoconazole vs. griseofulvin. | we studied 80 children with tinea capitis without kerion to define the epidemiology and clinical characteristics of tinea capitis and to compare the therapeutic efficacy of griseofulvin and ketoconazole for treatment of this disorder. patients ranged in age from 2.1 to 11 years (median, 5.2 years). trichophyton tonsurans (74%), microsporum canis (13.5%) and trichophyton mentagrophytes (2.7%) accounted for 90% of the infections. pretreatment koh slide preparations were positive in 69% of patients ... | 1987 | 3822616 |