Caso dermatológico: Kerion celsi

• Author(s): Monteiro, MI ; Leite, AL ; Rodrigues, J ; Costa, M ; Oliveira, T ; Rocha, C
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/1593
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Centro Hospitalar do Porto
• Subject(s): Dermatophyte hypersensitivity reaction; Kerion Celsi; tinea capitis
• Document Type: Article
• Language: Portuguese

Description

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.