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A kerion celsi caused by Microsporum gypseum : unusual direct mycological examination
Author(s) -
BaudrazRosselet Florence,
Bontems Olympia,
Ninet Béatrice,
Panizzon Renato G.,
Monod Michel
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2006.01196.x
Subject(s) - microsporum gypseum , direct examination , scalp , terbinafine , biology , histopathological examination , trichophyton tonsurans , microsporum , fungus , mycosis , microbiology and biotechnology , dermatology , medicine , trichophyton , pathology , botany , antifungal , itraconazole , political science , law , immunology
Summary A case of kerion celsi caused by Microsporum gypseum is documented. The patient was a 6‐year‐old girl with a 2‐cm purulent lesion on the scalp. Direct mycological examination of the hair showed hyphae with extremely numerous spindle‐shaped macrospores. The species identification was confirmed by 28S ribosomal DNA sequencing. The presence of numerous macrospores is unusual in direct mycological examination, but could be an indication for M. gypseum .