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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0001-6002</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Médica Costarricense]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta méd. costarric]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0001-6002</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0001-60022023000100032</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.51481/amc.v65i1.1276</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Querión Celso, dermatofitosis del cuero cabelludo infantil]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Kerion Celsi, dermatophytosis of the scalp in young boy]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Krize-Morun]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ivanna]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Matamoros-Montoya]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Karol]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Segnini-Zamora]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandra]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Molina-Brays]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cristofer]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[-Barrantes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Bogantes]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social Hospital Enrique Baltodano Briceño Laboratorio Clínico]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Guanacaste]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social Hospital Enrique Baltodano Briceño Laboratorio Clínico]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Guanacaste]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social Área de Salud Barranca Laboratorio Clínico]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Puntarenas]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social Área de Salud Barranca Laboratorio Clínico]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Puntarenas]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social Área de Salud Puriscal- Turrubares ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ San José]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>65</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>32</fpage>
<lpage>36</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0001-60022023000100032&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0001-60022023000100032&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0001-60022023000100032&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Querión Celso es una micosis ocasionada por hongos dermatofitos que daña el cuero cabelludo principalmente a niños y en raras ocasiones a adultos. La forma de infección para los humanos proviene de los animales y del suelo y se relaciona con mala higiene personal, hacinamiento en las viviendas, condiciones de subdesarrollo y pobreza. Se presenta un caso de un niño de 9 años con una úlcera de 7 cm de diámetro en el cuero cabelludo y en forma de placa circular que presentaba material purulento, pelo quebradizo y un área alopécica. Al inicio, se abordó de manera terapéutica como una infección bacteriana; posteriormente, se solicitó estudio micológico que evidenció una coinfección por el microorganismo Microsporum gypseum. Se le confirmó el diagnóstico de tiña capitis con afección inflamatoria y se le prescribió griseofulvina, lo que resultó en una curación completa.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract 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.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Tiña del cuero cabelludo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Microsporum]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[dermatofitosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[micosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[tinea capitis, Microsporum]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[dermatophytosis, mycosis]]></kwd>
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