Molecular diagnosis of kerion celsi caused by Trichophyton tonsurans in a Italian child

T. tonsurans is an anthropophilic dermatophyte causing several clinical variants of tinea capitis including the Kerion celsi that can be often unrecognised or confused with other lesions. We report a case of Kerion celsi caused by Trichophyton tonsurans in a child following an excoriation to the sca...

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Autores principales: Trovato, Laura, Oliveri, Salvatore, Domina, Maria, Patamia, Ildebrando, Scalia, Guido, De Pasquale, Rocco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6503126/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31080711
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2019.04.010
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Sumario:T. tonsurans is an anthropophilic dermatophyte causing several clinical variants of tinea capitis including the Kerion celsi that can be often unrecognised or confused with other lesions. We report a case of Kerion celsi caused by Trichophyton tonsurans in a child following an excoriation to the scalp caused by a fall in a public park. The use of multiplex PCR assay has enabled rapid diagnosis of tinea capitis from T. tonsurans with a result in less than 48 hours and therefore the possibility of quickly starting antifungal therapy. The patient had a complete recovery at the end of the antifungal treatment.

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