Abstract

Kerion celsi presents as an inflammatory, boggy mass studded with broken hairs, oozing purulent material from follicular orifices. This infection is caused most commonly by zoophilic or geophilic dermatophytes and occurs almost exclusively in children. We report a case of kerion celsi caused by Trichophyton(T.) verrucosum in a 67-year-old female, who showed a tender, indurated, swollen, boggy mass exuding pus on the right parietal scalp for 20 days. Culture from a scalp lesion of the patient on Sabouraud dextrose agar showed T. verrucosum. Therapy was initiated with 250 mg of terbinafine daily with almost complete resolution of scalp lesion one month after treatment. No recurrence has been observed to date. 

Keywords

Kerion celsi Terbinafine Trichophyton verrucosum

KJMM 2000 September;5(3):129-134(6). Epub 2016 February 22
Copyright © 2000 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology

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Korean/English

Author

Yeon Jin Kim; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Jin Hyouk Choi; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Jang Seok Bang; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Moo Kyu Suh; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Jeong Woo Lee; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Tae Hoon Kim; Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Gyoung Yim Ha; Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea
Jung Ran Kim; Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Corresponding

Moo Kyu Suh, Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea. Tel: (054) 770-8269, Fax: (054) 773-1581, e-mail: mksuhmd@hanmail.net

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Acknowledgements

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Yeon Jin Kim

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Jin Hyouk Choi

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Jang Seok Bang

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Moo Kyu Suh

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Jeong Woo Lee

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Tae Hoon Kim

Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Gyoung Yim Ha

Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Jung Ran Kim

Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea

Since epub date 2016 February 22