Society guideline links: Dermatophyte infections

Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Canada

●Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Practice point on antifungal agents for common outpatient paediatric infections (2007, updated 2019)

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't prescribe systemic anti-fungals for suspected onychomycosis without mycological confirmation of dermatophyte infection (2019)

United States

●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Red Book (2021)

•Other fungal diseases

•Tinea capitis (ringworm of the scalp)

•Tinea corporis (ringworm of the body)

•Tinea cruris (jock itch)

•Tinea pedis and tinea unguium (onychomycosis) (athlete's foot, ringworm of the feet)

United Kingdom

●British Association of Dermatologists (BAD): Guidelines for the management of onychomycosis (2014)

●BAD: Guidelines for the management of tinea capitis (2014)

Australia-New Zealand

●Choosing Wisely Australia: Do not prescribe topical or systemic anti-fungal medication for patients with thickened, distorted toenails unless mycological confirmation of a dermatophyte infection has been obtained