Association of psoriasis and tinea capitis in a child

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Yüksel E. P., Özden M. G., Aydın F., Şentürk N., Cantürk T., Turanli A. Y.

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine (Turkey), cilt.29, sa.1, ss.68-70, 2012 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5835/jecm.omu.29.01.017
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine (Turkey)
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.68-70
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Dermatophyte, Potassium hydroxide examination, Psoriasis, Super antigen, Tinea capitis
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Psoriasis patients were investigated for dermatophyte infection in the literature but the association of psoriasis and tinea capitis was not reported before. We reported a 12 years old psoriatic girl who was diagnosed as tinea capitis at the same time by using KOH examination as a diagnostic tool. Aggravation of her psoriatic lesions during that infection was also a remarkable point. Her hair grew up with oral antifungal treatment. Tinea capitis rarely appear in psoriatic patients and must be included in differential diagnosis especially in children. © 2012 OMU All rights reserved.