Kerion Celsi caused by Microsporum gypseum in a Chinese child, a case report
| Autor: | Shuyue Wei, MS, Haiying Wang, BS, Ailan Li, BS, Chunying Yuan, MS, Maya Saranathan |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Medicine, Vol 101, Iss 13, p e28936 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0025-7974 1536-5964 00000000 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/MD.0000000000028936 |
| Popis: | Abstract. Rationale:. Kerion Celsi, a severe form of tinea capitis, is generally caused by zoophilic and geophilic fungi. This is the first report of an unusual case of kerion Celsi caused by Microsporum gypseum in a 6-year-old boy. Patient concerns:. A 6-year-old boy presented to the dermatology clinic with the complaint of multiple pustules, edematous plaques over the scalp with hair loss for 1 month. Diagnosis:. Clinical and laboratory investigations, including reverse transcriptase-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, confirmed M gypseum causing kerion Celsi. Interventions:. Upon combination therapy using oral itraconazole and oral prednisolone along with the topical terbinafine, kerion Celsi remitted in the patient. Outcome:. New hair growth was noted during the 4-month follow-up. Lesson:. We presented the first case of kerion Celsi infection secondary to M gypseum that was probably transmitted from a guinea pig. |
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