Abstract

Kerion celsi is an inflammatory type of tinea capitis. It is a deep, boggy swelling and is painful. Patchy hair loss and broken hairs, inflammation and scaling are characteristic. We report a case of kerion celsi caused by Trichophyton(T.) mentagrophytes in 4 year-old boy. He presented with 6 cm × 7 cm and 2cm × 2cm sized erythematous boggy masses with multiple pustules and crusts on the vertex. Cultures from a scalp lesion of the patient on Sabouraud dextrose agar media showed T. mentagrophytes. Treatment was done systemically with itraconazole and prednisolone for 14 weeks.

Keywords

Trichophyton mentagrophytes Kerion celsi Tinea capitis

KJMM 2006 December;11(4):191-194(4). Epub 2016 February 19
Copyright © 2006 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

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Korean/English

Author

Min Woo Park; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
Bo Mi Chun; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
Hoon Park; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
Sang Seok Kim; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
Jung Ok Lee; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
Chong Ju Lee; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea

Corresponding

Sang Seok Kim, Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea. Tel: (02) 2224-2285, Fax: (02) 474-7913, e-mail: kimss@hallym.ac.kr

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Min Woo Park

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea

Bo Mi Chun

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea

Hoon Park

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea

Sang Seok Kim

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea

Jung Ok Lee

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea

Chong Ju Lee

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 19