A kerion celsi caused by Microsporum gypseum: unusual direct mycological examination
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_D8526BAB66D0
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
A kerion celsi caused by Microsporum gypseum: unusual direct mycological examination
Journal
Mycoses
ISSN
0933-7407 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
03/2006
Volume
49
Number
2
Pages
145-6
Notes
Case Reports
Letter --- Old month value: Mar
Letter --- Old month value: Mar
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Child
DNA, Fungal/chemistry/genetics
DNA, Ribosomal/chemistry/genetics
Female
Hair/microbiology
Humans
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Microsporum/genetics/*isolation & purification
RNA, Ribosomal, 28S/genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Spores, Fungal/cytology
Suppuration
Tinea Capitis/*microbiology
Pubmed
Web of science
Create date
25/01/2008 16:55
Last modification date
20/08/2019 15:57
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