Abstract

"Black dot" tinea capitis is a clinical form of tinea capitis, which is a dermatophytosis of the scalp and associated hair. It is caused by the anthropophilic endothrix organisms. We report a case of black dot tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton(T.) tonsurans in an 18-year-old woman who is a judoist in the college. She had suffered from a diffuse hair loss involving nearly entire scalp hair for 1 year. The scalp lesion showed diffuse multiple black dots with minimal inflammatory sign or scales. KOH examination revealed arthroconidia of endothrix pattern. On mycological studies, T. tonsusrans was identified. She was treated with oral itraconazole pulse therapy (2 cycles) and ketoconazole shampoo.

Keywords

Trichophyton tonsurans Black dot tinea capitis Hair loss

KJMM 2005 December;10(4):160-165(6). Epub 2016 February 20
Copyright © 2005 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

Language

Korean/English

Author

Dong Kyung Lee; Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Hae Woong Lee; Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Sung Eun Chang; Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Mi Woo Lee; Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Jee Ho Choi; Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Kee Chan Moon; Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Jae Kyoung Koh; Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Corresponding

Kee Chan Moon, Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Tel: (02) 3010-3460, Fax: (02) 486-7831, e-mail: kcmoon@amc.seoul.kr

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Dong Kyung Lee

Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Hae Woong Lee

Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Sung Eun Chang

Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Mi Woo Lee

Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Jee Ho Choi

Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Kee Chan Moon

Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Jae Kyoung Koh

Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 20