Korean J Med Mycol.  2000 Sep;5(3):129-134.

A Case of Kerion Celsi in the Elderly Caused by Trichophyton verrucosum and Treated with Terbinafine

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea.
  • 2Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea.
  • 3Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju, Korea.

Abstract

Kerion celsi presents as an inflammatory, boggy mass studded with broken hairs, oozing purulent material from follicular orifices. This infection is caused most commonly by zoophilic or geophilic dermatophytes and occurs almost exclusively in children. We report a case of kerion celsi caused by Trichophyton (T.) verrucosum in a 67-year-old female, who showed a tender, indurated, swollen, boggy mass exuding pus on the right parietal scalp for 20 days. Culture from a scalp lesion of the patient on Sabouraud dextrose agar showed T. verrucosum. Therapy was initiated with 250 mg of terbinafine daily with almost complete resolution of scalp lesion one month after treatment. No recurrence has been observed to date.

Keyword

Terbinafine; Kerion celsi; Trichophyton verrucosum

MeSH Terms

Agar
Aged*
Arthrodermataceae
Child
Female
Glucose
Hair
Humans
Rabeprazole
Recurrence
Scalp
Suppuration
Tinea Capitis*
Trichophyton*
Agar
Glucose
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