A Case of Kerion Celsi caused by Microsporum canis in an Adult.
- Author:
Kyung Seok OH
1
;
Mu Hyun SONG
;
Sung Yul LEE
;
Jong Suk LEE
;
Kyu Uang WHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Soonchunhyang University Medical College, Seoul, Korea. drskin@hananet.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tinea capitis;
Microsporum canis;
Adult
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Aged;
Child;
Female;
Hair;
Humans;
Microsporum*;
Tinea Capitis*
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
2001;6(4):232-234
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Kerion celsi is an inflammatory type of tinea capitis and presents an inflammatory, boggy mass studded with broken hairs, oozing purulent material from follicular orifices. But it occurs usually in children and rarely in normal, healthy adults. We present an unusual case of kerion celsi caused by M. canis in a 69-year-old woman.
