| Title | [Treatment of 2 cases of kerions with griseofulvin and oral steroids.] | | Author(s) | Annabel M, Hubert L, Jacques C, Fabienne L, Emmanuelle L, Gérard L | | Institution | Université François-Rabelais de Tours, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France; Service de dermatologie, hôpital Trousseau, CHRU de Tours, avenue de la République, 37044 Tours cedex 9, France. | | Source | Arch Pediatr 2009 Oct 2. | | Abstract | We report on 2 cases of kerions in children: one of them was located on the pubis, an exceptional location; the second one was located on the scalp and presented like multiple abscess of the scalp, for which surgical drainage was performed. In both cases, Trichophyton mentagrophytes was involved. This dermatophyte is zoophilic, contrary to the dermatophytes usually involved in tinea capitis, which could explain the poor adaptation of the dermatophyte to the human host, who would therefore react by generating a severe inflammatory reaction. Antifungal drugs are recommended for the treatment of kerions, especially griseofuline for 6 to 8 weeks. The value of oral steroids and surgery continues to be debated. | | Language | FRE | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19801184 |
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