MONTEIRO, Maria Inês et al. Caso dermatológico. []. , 22, 4, pp.257-258. ISSN 0872-0754.

Kerion Celsi is an inflammatory presentation of tinea capitis, caused by a hypersensitivity reaction mediated by T lymphocytes of the dermatophyte in hair follicles. The early clinical recognition avoids invasive procedures. Hyperleukocytosis/ leukemoid reactions are hematologic reactional responses that may result. The most frequently involved agents are Trichophyton verrucosum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Microsporum canis and Microsporum gypseu. The clinical spectrum is widely variable.

: Dermatophyte hypersensitivity reaction; Kerion Celsi; tinea capitis.

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