Kerion Due to Microsporum Gypseum in a 1-Month-Old Infant

Microsporum gypseum is a rare cause of kerion in infancy. Light microscopy, fluorescent microscopy and fungal culture of the infected hair aids in early and correct diagnosis. Griseofulvin is the drug of choice for ectothrix fungi. We report a case of neonatal kerion caused by M. gypseum occurring a...

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Autores principales: Ambooken, Betsy, Binitha, Manikoth Payyanadan, Chandran, Bini
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3999656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24778536
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.130418
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author Ambooken, Betsy
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description Microsporum gypseum is a rare cause of kerion in infancy. Light microscopy, fluorescent microscopy and fungal culture of the infected hair aids in early and correct diagnosis. Griseofulvin is the drug of choice for ectothrix fungi. We report a case of neonatal kerion caused by M. gypseum occurring at the age of 1 month, successfully treated with griseofulvin.
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spelling pubmed-39996562014-04-28 Kerion Due to Microsporum Gypseum in a 1-Month-Old Infant Ambooken, Betsy Binitha, Manikoth Payyanadan Chandran, Bini Int J Trichology Case Report Microsporum gypseum is a rare cause of kerion in infancy. Light microscopy, fluorescent microscopy and fungal culture of the infected hair aids in early and correct diagnosis. Griseofulvin is the drug of choice for ectothrix fungi. We report a case of neonatal kerion caused by M. gypseum occurring at the age of 1 month, successfully treated with griseofulvin. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3999656/ /pubmed/24778536 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.130418 Text en Copyright: © International Journal of Trichology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_fullStr Kerion Due to Microsporum Gypseum in a 1-Month-Old Infant
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title_short Kerion Due to Microsporum Gypseum in a 1-Month-Old Infant
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3999656/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-7753.130418
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