title: Kerion caused by Microsporum audouinii in a child.
abstract: Kerion celsi is rarely associated with Microsporum audouinii infection. We report the case of a 3-year-old girl with a kerion celsi caused by M. audouinii and successfully treated with oral terbinafine. Fungi identification was made by macro and microscopical colony morphology analyses and molecular (genotypic) studies.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Curry Cabral, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Rua da Beneficência no. 8, Lisbon 1069-166, Portugal.
authors.forename: Sónia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.affiliation: Hospital Curry Cabral, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Rua da Beneficência no. 8, Lisbon 1069-166, Portugal.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Amaro
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Micologia, Medical Microbiology Unit, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical/CREM-Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Rua da Junqueira, Lisbon 1149-008, Portugal.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: da Luz Martins
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Micologia, Medical Microbiology Unit, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical/CREM-Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Rua da Junqueira, Lisbon 1149-008, Portugal.
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Inácio
authors.affiliation: Hospital Curry Cabral, Clinical Pathology Department, Rua da Beneficência no. 8, Lisbon 1069-166, Portugal.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.affiliation: Hospital Curry Cabral, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Rua da Beneficência no. 8, Lisbon 1069-166, Portugal.
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.affiliation: Hospital Curry Cabral, Clinical Pathology Department, Rua da Beneficência no. 8, Lisbon 1069-166, Portugal.
authors.forename: Maria José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Silvestre
authors.affiliation: Hospital Curry Cabral, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Rua da Beneficência no. 8, Lisbon 1069-166, Portugal.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cardoso
keywords: Child; Kerion; Microsporum