Tinea of the eyebrow showing kerion celsi reaction: report of one case.
A case of dermatophytosis showing a kerion celsi reaction in the eyebrow of a forty-seven-year-old woman is reported. The causative organism was Trichophyton rubrum. Direct mycologic examination revealed endothrix parasitism within the shafts of the infected hairs, and the trichophytin test gave positive results. Histologic examination of the lesion revealed marked inflammatory infiltration in the dermis, and numerous arthroconidia within the hair shafts. The symptoms disappeared almost entirely after oral treatment with itraconazole for three weeks. In view of the rarity of tinea of the eyebrow, some comments are appended.
Hiruma
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Department of Dermatology, National Defense Medical College, Saitama, Japan.
Kawada
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Shimizu
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Kukita
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D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005138:Eyebrows / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D008875:Middle Aged; D014005:Tinea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D007654:Ketoconazole