A Case of Kerion Celsi in the Elderly Caused by Trichophyton verrucosum and Treated with Terbinafine .
- Author:
Yeon Jin KIM
1
;
Jin Hyouk CHOI
;
Jang Seok BANG
;
Moo Kyu SUH
;
Jeong Woo LEE
;
Tae Hoon KIM
;
Gyoung Yim HA
;
Jung Ran KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Terbinafine;
Kerion celsi;
Trichophyton verrucosum
- MeSH:
Agar;
Aged*;
Arthrodermataceae;
Child;
Female;
Glucose;
Hair;
Humans;
Rabeprazole;
Recurrence;
Scalp;
Suppuration;
Tinea Capitis*;
Trichophyton*
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
2000;5(3):129-134
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
