Abstract

KRIZE-MORUN, Ivanna et al. Kerion Celsi, dermatophytosis of the scalp in young boy. Acta méd. costarric [online]. 2023, vol.65, n.1, pp.32-36. ISSN 0001-6002.  http://dx.doi.org/10.51481/amc.v65i1.1276.

Kerion Celsi is a mycosis caused by dermatophyte fungi that mostly affects children and rarely adults, causing damage to the scalp. The form of infection for humans comes from animals and the soil. The infection is related to poor personal hygiene, overcrowded homes, underdeveloped conditions, and poverty. A case of a 9-year-old boy with a 7cm diameter ulcer on the scalp and in the form of a circular plaque that presented purulent material, brittle hair and an alopecic area is presented. Initially it was therapeutically addressed as a bacterial infection, a mycological study was requested, which showed coinfection by the microorganism Microsporum gypseum, the diagnosis of tinea capitis with inflammatory condition was confirmed, and Griseofulvin was prescribed, resulting in complete cure.

Keywords : tinea capitis, Microsporum; dermatophytosis, mycosis.

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