Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient: A case report and review of literature
Abstract Tinea capitis is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp in children. It is an uncommon infection in adults and usually affects postmenopausal women and immunocompromised patients. We report an immunocompetent elderly female with inflammatory tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violac...
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| author | Mehdi Gheisari Khatere Zahedi Nabaa Al‐Zubaidi |
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| description | Abstract Tinea capitis is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp in children. It is an uncommon infection in adults and usually affects postmenopausal women and immunocompromised patients. We report an immunocompetent elderly female with inflammatory tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum and review the literature for the past 5 years to describe the disease, its epidemiologic characteristics, dermatophyte species involved and treatment options used. The total number of cases was 11, including 8 women and 3 men, with an average age of 48.36. The most commonly isolated dermatophyte was Trichophyton tonsurans, and most cases were treated successfully with oral terbinafine with no side effects. In our case, the diagnosis was established by direct examination, culture and histological examination. Remedy with itraconazole and prednisolone was very successful. Early diagnosis of tinea capitis in adults is necessary to provide early treatment and minimize sequelae of the disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3451b15fcd4e4c93844aeee1b4f714442023-11-28T04:14:45ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042023-11-011111n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.8205Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient: A case report and review of literatureMehdi Gheisari0Khatere Zahedi1Nabaa Al‐Zubaidi2Skin Research Center Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran IranSkin Research Center Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran IranSkin Research Center Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran IranAbstract Tinea capitis is a common dermatophyte infection of the scalp in children. It is an uncommon infection in adults and usually affects postmenopausal women and immunocompromised patients. We report an immunocompetent elderly female with inflammatory tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum and review the literature for the past 5 years to describe the disease, its epidemiologic characteristics, dermatophyte species involved and treatment options used. The total number of cases was 11, including 8 women and 3 men, with an average age of 48.36. The most commonly isolated dermatophyte was Trichophyton tonsurans, and most cases were treated successfully with oral terbinafine with no side effects. In our case, the diagnosis was established by direct examination, culture and histological examination. Remedy with itraconazole and prednisolone was very successful. Early diagnosis of tinea capitis in adults is necessary to provide early treatment and minimize sequelae of the disease.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8205dermatophytosiselderlytinea capitistrichophyton |
| spellingShingle | Mehdi Gheisari Khatere Zahedi Nabaa Al‐Zubaidi Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient: A case report and review of literature Clinical Case Reports dermatophytosis elderly tinea capitis trichophyton |
| title | Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient: A case report and review of literature |
| title_full | Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient: A case report and review of literature |
| title_fullStr | Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient: A case report and review of literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient: A case report and review of literature |
| title_short | Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient: A case report and review of literature |
| title_sort | tinea capitis caused by trichophyton violaceum in an immunocompetent elderly patient a case report and review of literature |
| topic | dermatophytosis elderly tinea capitis trichophyton |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8205 |
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