A Case of Kerion Celsi Caused by T . verrucosum in Chungcheong Province.
- Author:
Young Woo RO
;
Woo Jae LEE
;
Ki Beom SUHR
;
Jeong Hoon LEE
;
Jang Kyu PARK
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
T. verrucosum;
Kerion celsi
- MeSH:
Agar;
Alopecia;
Buttocks;
Child;
Female;
Glucose;
Griseofulvin;
Humans;
Korea;
Scalp;
Skin;
Tinea Capitis*;
Weights and Measures
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1997;35(1):187-190
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In Korea, Kerion celsi caused by T. verrucosum was first reported by Kim et al in the Honam province in 1986. Since then three mare cases have been reported in the Young Nam province. Herein present a case of kerion celsi caused by T. verrucosum from Chungcheong province. The patient, a 7-year old female, showed a 4x 4cm sized, oval, yellow crusted and boggy patch with alopecia on the scalp. She was living on a farm in a rural area of Chungcheong province. Cows on the farm also exhibited similar skin lesions on the buttock. The same T. verrucosum was identified by a characteristic colony morphology on Sabourauds dextrose agar and chains of chlamydoconidia with mycologic stain from scales of lesions of patient and cows. This skin lesion was successfully treated with griseofulvin.
