Abstract

Kerion Celsi is a highly inflammatory, suppurative fungal infection of the scalp caused by zoophilic or geophilic dermatophytes. We report a case of Kerion Celsi caused by Trichophyton verrucosum in a 19-year-old female presenting with an indurated, pus-discharging, erythematous boggy mass on the frontal scalp for 2 weeks. Restriction fragment length polymorphism shows 100% concordance with Trichophyton verrucosum, which we had maintained as our standard strain. Systemic treatment with steroid and antifungal agents was administered.

Keywords

Kerion Celsi Trichophyton verrucosum

KJMM 2010 June;15(2):83-87(5). Epub 2016 February 18
Copyright © 2010 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Ji Young Kim; Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Young Ji Hwang; Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Jong Hyun Ko; Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Byung Ho Oh; Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Yang Won Lee; Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Yong Beom Choe; Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Kyu Joong Ahn; Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Corresponding

Kyu Joong Ahn, Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Tel: (02) 2030-8161, Fax: (02) 2030-5179, e-mail: kjahn@kuh.ac.kr

Publication history

Received 4 February 2010; Revised 13 April 2010; Accepted 15 April 2010.

Acknowledgements

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Ji Young Kim

Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Young Ji Hwang

Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Jong Hyun Ko

Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Byung Ho Oh

Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Yang Won Lee

Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Yong Beom Choe

Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Kyu Joong Ahn

Department of Dermatology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 18