Oral terbinafine and itraconazole combination therapy in the treatment of child kerion: a case report

Abstract

Abstract: A 10-year-old male patient presented with erythema,pustules and alopecia on the scalp with pain for more than 1 week. The fungal microscopic examination was positive, and Trichophyton mentagrophytes was suggested by fungal culture, The diagnosis of kerion was made.After being given terbinafine tablets combined with itraconazole capsules for antifungal and methylprednisolone anti-inflammatory treatment, the skin lesions were healed without scars, and the hair growth was normal.

Key words: kerion, Trichophyton mentagrophyte, terbinafine, itraconazole, treatment

CLC Number:

R756.1

WANG Qing, LV Jing, DU Yu, HE Shudan, GU Yuzhi, LIU Juanjuan. Oral terbinafine and itraconazole combination therapy in the treatment of child kerion: a case report[J]. Chinese Journal of Mycology, 2023, 18(4): 337-339.

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