What's new in diagnosis and therapy of dermatomycoses in childhood

Mycotic infections in childhood are caused in the majority of cases by dermatophytes. If an oral treatment is indicated, itraconazole and terbinafine are superior to griseofulvin and are nowadays drugs of first choice although an official registration for treatment of children is missing in Germany. Yeasts in infections of childhood are the causative organisms in Pityrosporum-folliculitis and act as an important co-factor in diaper dermatitis.