Caso dermatológico: Kerion celsi

• Autor(es): Monteiro, MI ; Leite, AL ; Rodrigues, J ; Costa, M ; Oliveira, T ; Rocha, C
• Data: 2013
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/1593
• Origem: Repositório Científico do Centro Hospitalar do Porto
• Assunto(s): Dermatophyte hypersensitivity reaction; Kerion Celsi; tinea capitis
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo
• Idioma: Português

Descrição

Kerion Celsi is an inflammatory presentation of tinea capitis, caused by a hypersensitivity reaction mediated by T lymphocytes of the dermatophyte in hair follicles. The early clinical recognition avoids invasive procedures. Hyperleukocytosis/ leukemoid reactions are hematologic reactional responses that may result. The most frequently involved agents are Trichophyton verrucosum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Microsporum canis and Microsporum gypseu. The clinical spectrum is widely variable.