Arthroderma Vanbreuseghemii Infection in Three Family Members with Kerion and Tinea Corporis
January 2009
in “
Medical mycology
”
TLDR A family got a fungal infection from a boy who had contact with rabbits, but they all recovered with treatment.
A familial infection caused by Arthroderma vanbreuseghemii was reported in a 4-year-old boy and his parents. The boy, who had contact with rabbits, developed pruritus, pain, redness, alopecia, and cysts on his scalp, along with erythema on his face and abdomen. Initially misdiagnosed as impetigo, his condition did not improve with antibacterial agents. His parents later developed facial erythema and scaling. Diagnosis of kerion in the boy and tinea corporis in his parents was confirmed through KOH examination and further supported by morphologic, biochemical, and genetic analyses. The boy was treated with oral itraconazole and ketoconazole shampoo, while his parents were treated with terbinafine cream, leading to successful recovery for all.
