International summit on cutaneous antifungal therapy, focus on tinea capitis, Boston, Massachusetts, November 11-13, 1994.

This article reports the highlights of presentations made at an international symposium held on November 11-13, 1994, in Boston, Massachusetts, on the subject of cutaneous antifungal therapy. Some of the key points pertaining to the epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, presentation, and management of tinea capitis are discussed.

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