ABSTRACT
Abstract Tinea capitis comprising of tinea favosa and kerion is mostly seen in school-aged children. Some tinea capitis often presented with insignificant findings under the naked eyes are easily overlooked. The authors describe an unusual case of tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum. The patient was an 8-year-old girl, with a history of pruritus on the scalp for more than one year. A diagnosis of tinea capitis was confirmed by clinical examination aided by dermoscopy, calcium fluorescent microscopy and culture. Comma and corkscrew hairs are two specific dermoscopic patterns of tinea capitis. The patient was treated with systemic itraconazole, topical application with 1% naftifine 0.25% ketoconazole cream followed after daily hair wash with 2% ketoconazole shampoo for 8 weeks.
Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Child , Tinea Capitis/diagnostic imaging , Calcium , Microscopy, Fluorescence/methods , Tinea Capitis/pathology , Trichophyton/isolation & purification , Reproducibility of Results , Dermoscopy/methodsABSTRACT
É relatado um caso de Kérion Celsi, em criança de 3 anos, feminina, apresentando extensa área de alopécia no vértex e intenso processo inflamatório.
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Humans , Female , Child, Preschool , Tinea Capitis/parasitology , Dermatomycoses/parasitology , Tinea Capitis/pathologyABSTRACT
É descrito um caso de tinta do couro cabeludo por Trichophyton verrucosum, em menina de 11 anos. Essa localizaçäo do dermatófito é considerada relativamente rara em nosso meio. O tratamento com griseofulvina mostrou-se eficaz (au)