Introduction Tinea capitis is defined as an infection of hair follicles on scalp and surrounding skin,and commonly caused by dermatophyte fungi[1].Tinea capitis remains a significant global public health concern in ur...Introduction Tinea capitis is defined as an infection of hair follicles on scalp and surrounding skin,and commonly caused by dermatophyte fungi[1].Tinea capitis remains a significant global public health concern in urban areas,and usually infects children aged from 3 to 7 years,but rarely affect adults and infants[2].The genera Microsporum and Trichophyton are the predominant pathogens of this disease[1].In Europe and other developed countries,the incidence of tinea capitis has substantially increased recently[1].According to a retrospective study[3],Microsporum canis (M.Canis)has been remaining the dominant pathogen for tinea capitis among children in China between 2000 and 2010.However,the anthropophilic dermatophyte species-Trichophyton violaceum (T.violaceum) was prevalent in the eastern China and therefore kerion celsi ranked as the second frequent agent of tinea capitis (12.73% in 7,684 cases)[3] Now,we report a case of kerion celsi caused by T.violaceum and retrospectively analyze kerion celsi reported in China from 2011 to 2018.展开更多
文摘Introduction Tinea capitis is defined as an infection of hair follicles on scalp and surrounding skin,and commonly caused by dermatophyte fungi[1].Tinea capitis remains a significant global public health concern in urban areas,and usually infects children aged from 3 to 7 years,but rarely affect adults and infants[2].The genera Microsporum and Trichophyton are the predominant pathogens of this disease[1].In Europe and other developed countries,the incidence of tinea capitis has substantially increased recently[1].According to a retrospective study[3],Microsporum canis (M.Canis)has been remaining the dominant pathogen for tinea capitis among children in China between 2000 and 2010.However,the anthropophilic dermatophyte species-Trichophyton violaceum (T.violaceum) was prevalent in the eastern China and therefore kerion celsi ranked as the second frequent agent of tinea capitis (12.73% in 7,684 cases)[3] Now,we report a case of kerion celsi caused by T.violaceum and retrospectively analyze kerion celsi reported in China from 2011 to 2018.
