Author(s): Monteiro, MI ; Leite, AL ; Rodrigues, J ; Costa, M ; Oliveira, T ; Rocha, C
Date: 2013
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/1593
Origin: Repositório Científico da Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António (ULSSA)
Subject(s): Dermatophyte hypersensitivity reaction; Kerion Celsi; tinea capitis
Kerion Celsi is an inflammatory presentation of tinea capitis, caused by a hypersensitivity reaction mediated by T lymphocytes of the dermatophyte in hair follicles. The early clinical recognition avoids invasive procedures. Hyperleukocytosis/ leukemoid reactions are hematologic reactional responses that may result. The most frequently involved agents are Trichophyton verrucosum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Microsporum canis and Microsporum gypseu. The clinical spectrum is widely variable.
