Kerion-Like Scalp Mycosis Caused by Candida kefyr

J Pediatr. 2021 Aug:235:298-300. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.04.018. Epub 2021 Apr 19.

Authors

Fausto Andrea Pedaci¹, Cesare Filippeschi², Mattia Giovannini¹, Daniela Dolce³, Teresa Oranges²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Sciences, Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
² Department of Pediatrics, Dermatology Unit, Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
³ Department of Pediatric Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis Center, Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy.

PMID: 33887330
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.04.018

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Candidiasis / diagnosis*
Candidiasis / etiology
Child, Preschool
Fluconazole / administration & dosage
Humans
Kefir / adverse effects*
Kluyveromyces / isolation & purification
Male
Scalp / pathology

Substances

Fluconazole

Supplementary concepts

Kluyveromyces marxianus