Neonatal Kerion Celsi: Report of Three Cases

:  Tinea capitis is a fungal infection caused by dermatophytes, frequent in children but uncommon in the neonatal period. Kerion Celsi is the inflammatory manifestation of tinea capitis secondary to host immunologic responses and its occurrence in newborns is extremely infrequent. We describe three...

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Published in:Pediatric dermatology 2010-07, Vol.27 (4), p.361-363
Main Authors: Larralde, Margarita, Gomar, Begoña, Boggio, Paula, Abad, María Eugenia, Pagotto, Betina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Dermatology
Female
Fluconazole - therapeutic use
Griseofulvin - therapeutic use
Human mycoses
Humans
Imidazoles - therapeutic use
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Mycoses
Mycoses of the skin
Rabbits
Tinea Capitis - diagnosis
Tinea Capitis - drug therapy
Tinea Capitis - microbiology
Trichophyton - classification
Trichophyton - isolation & purification
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Summary::  Tinea capitis is a fungal infection caused by dermatophytes, frequent in children but uncommon in the neonatal period. Kerion Celsi is the inflammatory manifestation of tinea capitis secondary to host immunologic responses and its occurrence in newborns is extremely infrequent. We describe three neonates with the diagnosis of kerion Celsi. The isolated dermatophytes were Trichophyton mentagrophytes var. mentagrophytes in two patients and Trichophyton rubrum in the third. Both patients with T. mentagrophytes referred an indirect contact with rabbits and were successfully treated with systemic antifungal (griseofulvin and fluconazole). The patient with T. rubrum had a father with a tinea manuum and both received just topical antimycotic treatment.
ISSN:0736-8046
1525-1470
DOI:10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01169.x