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In Vivo Confocal Microscopy: A Standard Operating Procedure for the Detection of Demodex Mites at the Eyelid Margin
Published on: July 3, 2025
[Onychomycosis is rare in young children, and treatment is a task for dermatological specialists]
Line Klingen Haugaard1, Lone Skov, Maiken Cavling Arendrup
1Hud- og Allergiafdeling, Gentofte Hospital, Niels Andersens Vej 65, 2900 Hellerup. lineklingenhaugaard@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Onychomycosis was diagnosed in a two-year-old girl. The infection was caused by Trichophyton rubrum, which is the most frequent cause of toenail onychomycosis. The diagnosis was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction, microscopy and culture. She was treated with orally given terbinafine and topically given amorolfine with clinical improvement at the following control visit. Onychomycosis is rare in children, but the occurrence seems to be increasing. Medical treatment can be topical, systemic or a combination of these.
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