scholarly journals Dermoscopic evaluation of tinea capitis: A case report

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ade Fernandes ◽  
Yuri Widia ◽  
Sylvia Anggraeni ◽  
Linda Astari ◽  
Evy Ervianti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Fungal Infection ◽  
Clinical Improvement ◽  
Hair Loss ◽  
Microscopic Examination ◽  
Tinea Capitis ◽  
Hair Shaft ◽  
Fine Scale ◽  
Direct Examination ◽  
Noninvasive Technique

Tinea capitis is the most common fungal infection in children. Recently, the dermoscopic examination of the hair and scalp or trichoscopy has surfaced on and proven to be a very effective, proficient, and efficient useful tool in diagnosing and screening of some hair disorders. Case: A 12-year-old boy presented with circular lesions with sharp margins on the scalp, with breaking hairs forming patches of partial alopecia. Scrapings of the scalp, containing broken hairs, were collected and submitted for direct examination by using KOH preparation revealed chains of arthroconidia covering the hair shaft. Dermoscopic examination was performed and revealed the presence of fine scale, broken hairs and comma hair. Discussion: Our patient reavealed a good clinical improvement evaluated by microscopic examination and dermoscopic evaluation. After effective antifungal therapy for 8 weeks duration, the hair fully regrows. Conclusion: Scalp dermoscopy or “trichoscopy” represents a valuable, noninvasive technique for the evaluation of patients with hair loss due to tenia capitis.

Nannizzia grubyia. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

1965 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. M. Stockdale
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Hair Loss ◽  
Guinea Pigs ◽  
Tinea Capitis ◽  
Secondary Infection ◽  
Human Case ◽  
Tissue Reaction ◽  
Hair Shaft ◽  
Usual Symptom ◽  
Light Green

Abstract A description is provided for Nannizzia grubyia. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Only four cases of infection by this species have been reported so far. These were in a Malabar squirrel (Ratufa indica malabarica), a boxer dog, and two humans. Guinea-pigs have been experimentally infected. DISEASE: Ringworm (dermatophytosis, tinea). Infected hairs contain some hyphae within the hair shaft but no ectothrix spore sheaths have been observed. In one (human) case infected hairs fluoresced light green under Wood's light. Both human cases were confined to the scalp (tinea capitis). In both animals and man the usual symptom was scaling patches with some hair loss and little tissue reaction, but one human case was a kerion with much secondary infection (RMVM 4, 1587; 5, 493). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: U.S.A. (Illinois, La, Miss.).

Brush-Culture Method for Diagnosing Tinea Capitis

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 416-418
Author(s):  
Thomas W. Hubbard ◽  
John M. de Triquet
Keyword(s):  
Fungal Infection ◽  
Microscopic Examination ◽  
Traditional Method ◽  
Tinea Capitis ◽  
Culture Method ◽  
T Test ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
Mcnemar’S Test ◽  
Strong Agreement ◽  
Mcnemar's Test

Using traditional methods to verify the existence of a fungal infection in children with suspected tinea capitis is a cumbersome process. Scraping scale and pulling hairs for culture or microscopic examination can be time-consuming and uncomfortable for the child. This study is the first comparison of this method with an alternate brush-culture method for diagnosing tinea capitis. In 70 children with symptoms suggestive of tinea capitis, there was strong agreement between methods in detecting disease or lack thereof (McNemar's test, P < .2). In the 51 paired positive cultures, those obtained by brush culture turned positive significantly faster (t test, P < .01) than samples obtained by the traditional method. The brush method is a reliable, painless, and more expedient way to obtain cultures from children with suspected tinea capitis.

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Psychosocial Outcomes of Hair Loss Resulting from Childhood Irradiation for Tinea Capitis

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 7825
Author(s):  
Liat Hoffer ◽  
Netta Achdut ◽  
Shifra Shvarts ◽  
Dorit Segal-Engelchin
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Hair Loss ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Tinea Capitis ◽  
Psychosocial Outcomes ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Psychosocial Needs ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Physical Health Problems ◽  
Physical Bullying

Recent studies have linked hair loss due to childhood irradiation for tinea capitis, a fungal infection of the scalp, to adverse psychosocial and health outcomes in women. However, no study to date has examined gender differences in the outcomes of this type of hair loss. The current study aimed to investigate gender differences in health and psychosocial outcomes of hair loss resulting from childhood irradiation for tinea capitis, and to identify the risk factors associated with depression in both men and women. Medical records held at the archives of the Israel National Center for Compensation of Scalp Ringworm Victims were retrospectively reviewed for 217 women and 105 men who received maximum disability compensation due to severe hair loss resulting from irradiation for tinea capitis. We found that women were at increased risk of developing psychosocial symptoms, including depression. Gender emerged as a significant predictor of depression, distinct from other predictors, such as marital status, age at radiation, exposure to verbal and physical bullying, low self-esteem, social anxiety, and physical health problems. Thus, the psychosocial needs of patients, particularly female patients, who were irradiated for tinea capitis during childhood need to be taken into account by the healthcare professionals treating them.

Alopecia in preexisting autoimmune thyroid disease in family medicine practice: can hyperprolactinemia induce hair loss? A case report

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zvonimir Bosnić ◽  
Blaženka Šarić ◽  
Domagoj Vučić ◽  
Božidar Kovačević ◽  
Nikica Marinić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Family Medicine ◽  
Hair Loss ◽  
Thyroid Disease ◽  
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease ◽  
Autoimmune Thyroid

Three-Millimeter Apocrine Adenoma in a Man: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

2003 ◽  
Vol 127 (11) ◽  
pp. 1498-1500
Author(s):  
Melissa A. Pasquale-Styles ◽  
Clara Milikowski
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Microscopic Examination ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Excisional Biopsy ◽  
Left Breast ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Granular Eosinophilic Cytoplasm ◽  
Eosinophilic Cytoplasm ◽  
Hypoechoic Nodule

Abstract We describe a rare case of apocrine adenoma of the breast in a 45-year-old man. The patient presented with a tender lump in his left breast that had been present for 6 months. A mammogram identified a 3-mm nodular density in the breast, which was described as a hypoechoic nodule on ultrasound. Microscopic examination of tissue from an excisional biopsy revealed a 3-mm group of benign glands with abundant granular, eosinophilic cytoplasm and apical luminal blebbing, consistent with an apocrine adenoma. After reviewing other reported apocrine adenomas in the literature, we determined that our case was the smallest detected apocrine adenoma to be reported to date.

scholarly journals Successful treatment of gastrointestinal mucormycosis in an adult with acute leukemia: case report and literature review

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Alghamdi ◽  
A. Lutynski ◽  
M. Minden ◽  
C. Rotstein
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Acute Leukemia ◽  
Fungal Infection ◽  
Antifungal Therapy ◽  
Successful Treatment ◽  
Invasive Fungal Infection ◽  
Hematologic Malignancies ◽  
Considerable Morbidity ◽  
Delays In Diagnosis

Mucormycosis has emerged as an important cause of invasive fungal infection in patients with hematologic malignancies. Gastrointestinal mucormycosis is an unusual presentation of this invasive fungal infection, and it causes considerable morbidity and mortality. Such outcomes are due in part to a nonspecific presentation that results in delays in diagnosis and treatment. Successful treatment of gastrointestinal mucormycosis involves surgical debridement and appropriate antifungal therapy.

CAPD Catheter Exit-Site and Tunnel Infection with Fungal Etiology—Treatment and Catheter Reinsertion for an Extremely Rare Complication

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-239
Author(s):  
Manmeet Singh Jhawar ◽  
Jasmin Das ◽  
Pratish George ◽  
Anil Luther
Keyword(s):  
Candida Albicans ◽  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Fungal Infection ◽  
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Exit Site ◽  
Duration Of Therapy ◽  
Tunnel Infection ◽  
Few Data

Fungal infection is an extremely rare etiology of exit-site and tunnel infection in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). There are few data available regarding its management—especially choice of antifungals, duration of therapy, and removal of catheter. There are no guidelines pertaining to reinsertion of the CAPD catheter following fungal exit-site and tunnel infection. This case report highlights Candida albicans as a rare cause of exit-site and tunnel infection of the CAPD catheter. The catheter was removed and the patient received appropriate antifungal therapy followed by reinsertion of the CAPD catheter and re-initiation on CAPD.

Psychiatric shades of grey: mirtazapine-induced hair discoloration and hair loss

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Osman ◽  
M. D. McCauley
Keyword(s):  
Major Depressive Disorder ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Hair Loss ◽  
Temporal Relationship ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Hair Colour ◽  
Medical Reason

IntroductionMirtazapine is indicated in the treatment of major depressive disorder particularly in selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors resistance. Its effect on hair loss is rare with no previous documented effect on hair colour.MethodReview of relevant literature and description of a case report of a 54-year-old male patient who developed alopecia and hair discoloration after initiation of mirtazapine treatment.ResultsUpon cessation of mirtazapine treatment full restoration of hair colour and regrowth of hair was attained within 10 weeks.DiscussionThere was clear temporal relationship between experiencing hair loss and commencing mirtazapine treatment. No other more likely medical reason to explain such experience was established. A noticeable restoration of the hair colour occurred following mirtazapine cessation.ConclusionMirtazapine is associated with hair discoloration and hair loss. The possibility of such distressing adverse effects needs to be conveyed to patients by clinicians and to be further explored by researchers.

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