Tinea capitis, which is most often caused by ... The most common dermatophytes responsible for causing onychomycosis include Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes.

Tinea capitis causes hair loss ... showed terbinafine treatment for up to 4 weeks to be as effective in treating Trichophyton spp. as 8 weeks of griseofulvin treatment. However, it is important ...

called Trichophyton rubrum. This is the same fungus that can cause athlete's foot (tinea pedis), ringworm (tinea corporis), ...