A Case of Kerion Celsi Caused by Microsporum canis Probably Transmitted from Hamster / 대한의진균학회지

ABSTRACT

Kerion celsi is an inflammatory type of tinea capitis. It is usually seen with zoophilic pathogens, with common examples being Microsporum(M.) canis, Trichophyton(T.) mentagrophytes and T. verrucosum. Hamster is the mammal which belongs to the rodent family, usually small in size and frequently nocturnal in their habits and small pet kept in many countries today. We report a case of kerion celsi caused by M. canis probably transmitted from hamster in a 8-year-old boy. The patient had various sized, erythematous boggy nodules and pustules with irregular hair loss on the scalp for 2 months. Culture from a scalp lesion of patient on Sabouraud's dextrose agar showed M. canis. He was treated with 125 mg of terbinafine daily for 12 weeks and short term therapy of low dose of prednisolone. Skin lesions were cured without recurrence.