A Rare Complication of Tinea Capitis: Urticarial Id Reaction
June 2017
in “
Çocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi/Journal of Pediatric Infection
”
TLDR Tinea capitis can rarely cause urticarial skin reactions in children.
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.
