Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics of pediatric patients with suspected tinea capitis
From: Tinea capitis in an immigrant pediatric community; a clinical signs-based treatment approach
Criteria | All cases n (%) | Culture | Direct examination | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive n (%) | Negativea n (%) | Positive n (%) | Negative n (%) | ||
Sex | 76 | 64 (84) | 12 (16) | 65 (85) | 11 (15) |
Male | 55 (72.4) | 46 (84) | 9 (16) | 49 (89) | 6 (11) |
Female | 21 (27.6) | 18 (86) | 3 (14) | 16 (76) | 5 (24) |
Age (years) | 3.3 | ||||
0–2 | 13 (17.1) | 10 (77) | 3 (23) | 12 (92) | 1 (8) |
2.1–4 | 38 (50) | 31 (81) | 7 (9) | 33 (87) | 5 (13) |
4.1–6 | 24 (31.6) | 22 (92) | 2 (8) | 19 (79) | 5 (21) |
6.1–8 | 1 (1.3) | 1 (100) | 0 | 1 (100) | 0 |
Eosinophilia | 23 (30) | 21 (91) | 2 (9) | 21 (91) | 2 (9) |
High IgE levels | 8 (10) | 8 (100) | 0 | 8 (100) | 0 |