Kerion Caused by Microsporum Audouinii in a Child

• Author(s): Fernandes, S ; Amaro, C ; Martins, ML ; Inácio, J ; Araújo, T ; Vieira, R ; Silvestre, MJ ; Cardoso, J
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/1664
• Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, EPE
• Subject(s): HCC PAT CLIN; HCC DER; Tinha do Couro Cabeludo; Criança; Microsporum
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Kerion celsi is rarely associated with Microsporum audouinii infection. We report the case of a 3-year-old girl with a kerion celsi caused by M. audouinii and successfully treated with oral terbinafine. Fungi identification was made by macro and microscopical colony morphology analyses and molecular (genotypic) studies.