Infectious Alopecia in a Dog Breeder After Renal Transplantation

September 2008 in “ Journal of the Chinese Medical Association ”

Cheng‐Hsu Chen, Mei‐Chin Wen, Chi‐Hung Cheng, Ming‐Ju Wu, Tung‐Min Yu, Ya‐Wen Chuang, Kuo‐Hsiung Shu

alopecia hair loss skin ulcers fungal infection Microsporum canis ringworm griseofulvin environmental disinfection scalp exfoliation skin lesions

TLDR A kidney transplant patient got a fungal infection from her dogs, but treatment improved her condition and hair grew back.

A renal transplant recipient on cyclosporine-based therapy developed severe scalp exfoliation, hair loss, and skin ulcers due to a fungal infection caused by Microsporum canis, likely contracted from an outbreak of ringworm in her breeding dogs. After treatment with griseofulvin and environmental disinfection, the patient's skin lesions resolved, and hair regrowth was observed.

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