Abstract

We report a case of kerion celsi caused by Trichophyton(T.) tonsurans in a 14-year-old student of a middle school wrestling team. The lesion was on the scalp for 1 month and 6.5×5.0×1.0 cm sized, markedly inflammatory, swollen, boggy pus exuding plaque. Culture from the scalp lesion of the patient on Sabouraud dextrose agar showed T. tonsurans. The patient was treated with 250 mg of terbinafine daily for 12 weeks and short term therapy of low dose

of prednisolone. Skin lesions were completely cured and recurrence is not observed to date.

Keywords

Kerion celsi Trichophyton tonsurans

KJMM 2007 December;12(4):208-213(6). Epub 2016 February 19
Copyright © 2007 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Woo Tae Ko; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Soo Ho Kim; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Moo Kyu Suh; Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Gyoung Yim Ha; Departments of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea
Jung Ran Kim; Departments of Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Corresponding

Moo Kyu Suh, Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea. Tel: (054) 770-8269, Fax: (054) 773-1581, e-mail: smg@dongguk.ac.kr

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Acknowledgements

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Woo Tae Ko

Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Soo Ho Kim

Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Moo Kyu Suh

Departments of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Gyoung Yim Ha

Departments of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Jung Ran Kim

Departments of Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 19