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Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient: A case report and review of literature

Tinea capitis is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp in children. It is an uncommon infection in adults and usually affects postmenopausal women and immunocompromised patients. We report an immunocompetent elderly female with inflammatory tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum and r...

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Autores principales: Gheisari, Mehdi, Zahedi, Khatere, Al‐Zubaidi, Nabaa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10661301/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38028093
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8205
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description Tinea capitis is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp in children. It is an uncommon infection in adults and usually affects postmenopausal women and immunocompromised patients. We report an immunocompetent elderly female with inflammatory tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum and review the literature for the past 5 years to describe the disease, its epidemiologic characteristics, dermatophyte species involved and treatment options used. The total number of cases was 11, including 8 women and 3 men, with an average age of 48.36. The most commonly isolated dermatophyte was Trichophyton tonsurans, and most cases were treated successfully with oral terbinafine with no side effects. In our case, the diagnosis was established by direct examination, culture and histological examination. Remedy with itraconazole and prednisolone was very successful. Early diagnosis of tinea capitis in adults is necessary to provide early treatment and minimize sequelae of the disease.
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spelling pubmed-106613012023-11-20 Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient: A case report and review of literature Gheisari, Mehdi Zahedi, Khatere Al‐Zubaidi, Nabaa Clin Case Rep Case Report Tinea capitis is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp in children. It is an uncommon infection in adults and usually affects postmenopausal women and immunocompromised patients. We report an immunocompetent elderly female with inflammatory tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum and review the literature for the past 5 years to describe the disease, its epidemiologic characteristics, dermatophyte species involved and treatment options used. The total number of cases was 11, including 8 women and 3 men, with an average age of 48.36. The most commonly isolated dermatophyte was Trichophyton tonsurans, and most cases were treated successfully with oral terbinafine with no side effects. In our case, the diagnosis was established by direct examination, culture and histological examination. Remedy with itraconazole and prednisolone was very successful. Early diagnosis of tinea capitis in adults is necessary to provide early treatment and minimize sequelae of the disease. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023-11-20 /pmc/articles/PMC10661301/ /pubmed/38028093 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8205 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient: A case report and review of literature
title Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient: A case report and review of literature
title_full Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient: A case report and review of literature
title_fullStr Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient: A case report and review of literature
title_full_unstemmed Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient: A case report and review of literature
title_short Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient: A case report and review of literature
title_sort tinea capitis caused by trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient: a case report and review of literature
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10661301/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38028093
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8205
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