Alopecia and pet: a case report

ABSTRACT Dermatophytoses are fungal infections affecting the skin and cutaneous annexes. This clinical case report describes a 7-year-old girl with Kerion celsi, a severe manifestation of Tinea capitis. The patient presented with painful edematous crusty scalp lesions and alopecia, which required surgical debridement and long-term antifungal treatment. Culture of samples collected from scalp and arm skin lesions (patient and patient’s mother respectively) were positive for Trichophyton mentagrophytes. The family owned a pet guinea pig. This particular dermatophytosis is easily transmitted from guinea pigs to humans, with some studies showing up to 34.9% prevalence of Trichophyton mentagrophytes infection in these animals.

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Main Authors:	Cukierman,Eduardo, Camargo,Thiago Zinsly Sampaio, Millan,Laís Pereira Bueno, Freire,Marianna Ribeiro de Menezes, Carneiro,Lucas Franco Mendes, Waksman,Renata Dejtiar
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2022
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082022000100512
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