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This retrospective cohort study aimed to describe and compare the clinical presentation, mycological findings, and treatment response of tinea capitis in children with and without DS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A multicenter retrospective cohort study was conducted using medical records from three clinical dermatology centers in Jordan (2015\u20132024). Multivariate regression analysis and time\u2010to\u2010event statistics were used to compare clinical symptoms, the causative dermatophyte, treatment regimens, and outcomes between children with DS (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009112) and control children (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20091208).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 1320 pediatric tinea capitis cases were included, of which 112 (8.5%) had DS. Children with DS had an increased incidence of inflammatory presentations, especially the development of kerion (42.9% vs. 18.5%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). When comparing the causative dermatophyte in children with DS and the control group,\n                      <jats:italic>Trichophyton violaceum<\/jats:italic>\n                      was prevalent in DS (58.9% vs. 42.1%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.009), unlike\n                      <jats:italic>Microsporum canis,<\/jats:italic>\n                      which was less frequent in DS (13.4% DS vs. 25.6% control,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.004). At 8\u2009weeks, the clinical cure rate was significantly lower among children with DS (61.6% vs. 78.9% control,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and the median time to resolution was longer, 10.4\u2009weeks (95% CI [8.9\u201312.1]) versus 7.3\u2009weeks in control group (95% CI [6.8\u20137.9],\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). DS remained an independent predictor of treatment failure (aOR\u2009=\u20092.15, 95% CI [1.43\u20133.23],\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and recurrence within 6\u2009months after initial cure (aOR\u2009=\u20092.71, 95% CI [1.58\u20134.65],\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) after controlling for age, sex, dermatophyte species, and comorbidities.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Tinea capitis in children with DS is more inflammatory, has unique mycological characteristics, and has a poorer response to treatment compared to children without DS. These findings may help health care providers more effectively manage this infection in patients with DS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/pde.70164","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,10]],"date-time":"2026-03-10T00:10:07Z","timestamp":1773101407000},"page":"810-817","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Tinea Capitis and Down Syndrome: A Multi\u2010Center Retrospective Cohort Study"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"43","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8442-887X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Khaled","family":"Seetan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Yarmouk University  Irbid Jordan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6282-8351","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Almu'atasim","family":"Khamees","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Yarmouk University  Irbid Jordan"},{"name":"Princess Basma Teaching Hospital, Ministry of Health  Irbid Jordan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0435-4124","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Raghad Yousef","family":"Yassin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Pharmacy Yarmouk University  Irbid Jordan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1927-8507","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Saleh A.","family":"Ba\u2010shammakh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Princess Basma Teaching Hospital, Ministry of Health  Irbid Jordan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1813-3592","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Khayry","family":"Al\u2010Shami","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Yarmouk University  Irbid Jordan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nada Faheem","family":"Zayed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine Balqa Applied University  Salt Jordan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amir Majdi","family":"Moh'd","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Yarmouk University  Irbid Jordan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_10_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/jdv.15088"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/bjd.13196"},{"issue":"10","key":"e_1_2_10_4_1","first-page":"702","article-title":"Diagnosis and Management of Tinea Infections","volume":"90","author":"Ely J. 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