A Rare Complication of Tinea Capitis: Urticarial Id Reaction
June 2017
in “
Çocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi/Journal of Pediatric Infection
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Studysummary This report describes two cases of urticarial id reaction linked to tinea capitis profunda, highlighting a potential new etiology for this rare condition. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.
The document reported two cases of urticarial id reaction caused by tinea capitis profunda, highlighting that tinea capitis could be an etiological factor for urticarial reactions. This condition, typically affecting prepubertal children, is a rare delayed hypersensitivity reaction to dermatophyte antigens, usually presenting as papular and vesicular morphologies. The report emphasized the rarity of this clinical entity.
