Abstract

Fungal infection of the nails has been increasingly recognized disease in infants and children.Trichophyton rubrum is among the most common isolate with tinea corporis and cruris in India.Various topical antifungal agents are available for the treatment of localized tinea corporis –dermatophytosis of the body. 

This case study reports itchiness of the right lower arm in an8-year-old girl. On examination, erythematosquamous and centrifugal growing, sparse itching lesions were observed over her right lower arm. The child was successfully treated with topical application of CPO cream along with oral terbinafine therapy. This treatment attenuated her symptoms; continued use of CPO helped in the prevention of recurrence of the lesions.  

An 8-year-old girl complained of itching over her right lower arm. 

Physical examination disclosederythematosquamous and centrifugal growing, sparse itching lesions onher right lower arm. 

The girl was successfully treated with topical application of CPO cream along with oral terbinafine therapy. This treatment attenuated her symptoms; continued use of CPO helped in the prevention of recurrence of the lesions. 

CPO cream is effective in the treatment of tinea corporis and can be deemed as an ideal choice in the management of recurrent lesions in children. This agent can be used along with oral antifungals and is safe and well tolerated in adults and children. 

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