Kerion-like lesions following an autoinoculation event in patient with chronic onychomycosis – Case report
Andrzej Kazimierz Jaworek, Przemysław Hałubiec, Paweł Marcin Krzyściak, Anna Wojas-Pelc, Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach, Jacek Cezary Szepietowski · 2024
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Description
Andrzej Jaworek and co-authors report a 2024 case of a fungal infection that spread across one patient body. The patient, a 75 year old man, had a long standing nail fungus on his right hand and both feet. After recent groin hernia surgery, he developed swollen, kerion-like patches on his head and neck.
Lab tests found the same fungus, Trichophyton rubrum, at every affected site. That match pointed to self spread, where a person carries the germ from one body site to another. The team treated him with an oral antifungal drug and a cream, and his skin lesions improved a great deal. The authors stress careful checks for fungus at many sites when one site is infected.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Andrzej Kazimierz Jaworek, Przemysław Hałubiec, Paweł Marcin Krzyściak, Anna Wojas-Pelc, Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach, Jacek Cezary Szepietowski |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |