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The first case report of kerion-type scalp mycosis caused by Aspergillus protuberus.

Jin-Jing JiaMin ChenXiumei MoJunfeng LiuFenggen YanZhengxiao LiShaoqiong XieDacan Chen
Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)
Aspergillusis a opportunistic pathogenic fungus and its infection occurs mostly in patients with underlying conditions and immunocompromised statuses. So far no report of kerion-type scalp infection has been reported. The first case of kerion-type scalp mycosis caused by A. protuberus was described to highlight the importance of mycological examination that helps to recognize rare pathogenic fungi. Any boggy lesion with hair loss over the scalp and non-responsive to antibiotics should be suspected as resulting from fungal infection, and mycological examination should be performed, especially in children.
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