First report of kerion (tinea capitis) caused by combined Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Microsporum canis

Xinyu Yang; Xiuyan Shi; Wei Chen; Yabin Zhou; Michail S. Lionakis; Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis; Wei Liu

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2020.05.002

First report of kerion (tinea capitis) caused by combined Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Microsporum canis

Xinyu Yang, Xiuyan Shi, Wei Chen, Yabin Zhou, Michail S. Lionakis, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, Wei Liu

Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Employee Health

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A 5-year-old boy was presented with large ulcer accompanied by surrounding follicular pustules on the left parietal scalp. Dermoscopy showed “comma” and dystrophic broken hairs. Fungal culture showed mixed growth of two types of colonies. Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Microsporum canis were identified by using mycological examinations. To our knowledge, this is the first case of kerion caused by the combined Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Microsporum canis. Treatment with oral terbinafine for 2 months was effective.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	5-7
Number of pages	3
Journal	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Volume	29
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2020.05.002
State	Published - Sep 2020

Keywords

Dermoscopy
Kerion
Microsporum canis
Mixed infection
Mycological examinations
Trichophyton mentagrophytes

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Microbiology
Infectious Diseases

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First report of kerion (tinea capitis) caused by combined Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Microsporum canis

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