Abstract

Tinea capitis is rare in Korea, especially in adults. Microsporum canis has been the most common cause of tinea capitis in Korea from the middle of the 1970s. The infection may occur from animal to man (zoophilic). We report two cases of tinea capitis occurring in a 60-year-old female and a 73-years-old female who developed a kerion celci form and seborrheic dermatitis-like form. From the two patients Microsporum canis was isolated.

Keywords

Tinea capitis Microsporum canis Adult

KJMM 2010 March;15(1):32-37(6). Epub 2016 February 18
Copyright © 2010 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Jung Woong Shin; Departments of Dermatology, Collage of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea
Sung Yul Lee; Departments of Dermatology, Collage of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea
Sung Keun Kim; Departments of Dermatology, Collage of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea
Jong Suk Lee; Departments of Dermatology, Collage of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea
Kyu Uang Whang; Departments of Dermatology, Collage of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea
Young Lip Park; Departments of Dermatology, Collage of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea
Young Jin Choi; Departments of Laboratory Medicine, Collage of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea

Corresponding

Sung Yul Lee, Departments of Dermatology, Collage of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea. Tel: (041) 570-2272, Fax: (041) 578-2270, e-mail: dermsung@schch.co.kr

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Acknowledgements

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Jung Woong Shin

Departments of Dermatology, Collage of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea

Sung Yul Lee

Departments of Dermatology, Collage of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea

Sung Keun Kim

Departments of Dermatology, Collage of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea

Jong Suk Lee

Departments of Dermatology, Collage of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea

Kyu Uang Whang

Departments of Dermatology, Collage of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea

Young Lip Park

Departments of Dermatology, Collage of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea

Young Jin Choi

Departments of Laboratory Medicine, Collage of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 18