Successful treatment of fungal ball‐associated tinea capitis in a healthy infant: An unusual presentation

Author:

Abtahi‐Naeini Bahareh12ORCID,Payandeh Atefeh3,Rastegarnasab Fereshteh4ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Pediatric Dermatology Division of Department of Pediatrics Imam Hossein Children's Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan Iran

2. Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan Iran

3. Student Research Committee Kerman University of Medical Sciences Kerman Iran

4. Student Research Committee Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan Iran

Abstract

Key Clinical MessagePresentation of tinea capitis with fungal mass in an infant is extremely rare. Tinea capitis with and without abscess formation is prone to be misdiagnosed in infants and should be considered as a differential diagnosis of inflammatory hair loss in infants and toddlers as well as school‐aged children.AbstractTinea capitis is the scalp fungal infection that most often affects early school children. It rarely affects neonates and adults. The presentation of fungal ball in the setting of tinea capitis is extremely rare. Herein, we describe a 7‐month‐old girl with a fungal ball associated with tinea capitis with a scalp mass adjacent to the scalp dermatophytosis. To our knowledge, this is the first case of fungal ball in a healthy infant with tinea capitis.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

General Medicine

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