Table 3 Multiple symptoms at enrollment: relationship to positive dermatophyte culture (DC) or to positive direct examination (PDA) a
From: Tinea capitis in an immigrant pediatric community; a clinical signs-based treatment approach
Symptom (pruritus, scaling, alopecia and kerion with lymphadenopathy) | n/N | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | PPV (%) | NPV (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DC | PDA | DC | PDA | DC | PDA | DC | PDA | DC | PDA | |
No symptoms | 3/64 | 0/65 | 4.69 | 0 | 100 | 72.73 | 100 | 0 | 16.44 | 10.96 |
Any 1 symptom | 34/64 | 31/65 | 53.13 | 47.69 | 88.33 | 54.55 | 94.44 | 86 | 25 | 15 |
Any 2 symptoms | 24/64 | 29/65 | 37.50 | 44.62 | 41.67 | 81.82 | 77.42 | 20 | 11.11 | 50 |
Any 3 symptoms | 3/64 | 5/65 | 4.69 | 7.69 | 75 | 90.91 | 50 | 83.33 | 15.79 | 14.29 |