Severe Adult Kerion Celsi With Rapid Improvement During Systemic Antifungal and Adjunctive Secretome Therapy: A Case Report

    July 2026 in “ Cureus ”
    Dian Andriani Ratna Dewi, Khufitha Tasya, Juliandra Firdaus … Sri Murtiyani
    Studysummary In this case report, a 48-year-old woman with kerion celsi showed improvement with a regimen including antifungal, bacterial, and adjunctive treatments, though the specific role of mesenchymal stromal cell secretome could not be isolated from the other therapies.
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