Treatment for Tinea Capitis often varies depending on what kind you have and how bad your condition is. Most of the time you will see that the same medications are used to treat patients.

Treatments for Tinea Capitis Include:

- itraconazole
- terbinafine
- Grisofulvin
- medicated shampoo

When you are doing treatment for Tinea Capitis it is really important that you always keep the infected area very clean. You can do this with using medicated shampoos like selenium sulfide or either ketoconazole. This will also help to prevent the infection from spreading.

If you have pets or living with other people it might be a good idea to have them tested for Tinea Capitis just to prevent infection if they do. Money might be a problem having to get so many people tested but if it is you might be able to work out something with your doctor and see if there are any discounts to help you save on money. It's important to get them treated so if they have it the condition does not become severe.