Sexually Transmitted Psoriasis-like Kerion of the Pubis and Vulva
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2340/actadv.v105.43744Keywords:
fungal infection, sexually transmitted infectionDownloads
References
Margolis DJ, Weinberg JM, Tangoren IA, Cheney RT, Johnson BL Jr. Trichophytic granuloma of the vulva. Dermatology 1998; 197: 69–70.
https://doi.org/10.1159/000017961 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000017961
Chang SE, Lee DK, Choi JH, Moon KC, Koh JK. Majocchi’s granuloma of the vulva caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Mycoses 2005; 48: 382–384.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0507.2005.01147.x DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0507.2005.01147.x
Kobayashi M, Ishida E, Yasuda H, Yamamoto O, Tokura Y. Tinea profunda cysticum caused by Trichophyton rubrum. J Am Acad Dermatol 2006; 54: S11–13.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2005.03.058 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2005.03.058
Barile F, Filotico R, Cassano N, Vena GA. Pubic and vulvar inflammatory tinea due to Trichophyton mentagrophytes. Int J Dermatol 2006; 45: 1375–1377.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02793.x DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.02793.x
Grunewald S, Paasch U, Gräser Y, Glander HJ, Simon JC, Nenoff P. Vernarbende Tinea profunda des Mons pubis durch Trichophyton verrucosum. Hautarzt 2006; 57: 811–813.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00105-005-1066-7 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00105-005-1066-7
Annabel M, Hubert L, Jacques C, Fabienne L, Emmanuelle L, Gérard L. Traitement de 2 cas de kérions par griséofulvine et corticoïdes oraux. Arch Pediatr 2009; 16: 1464–1466.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arcped.2009.07.023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arcped.2009.07.023
Feldmann R, Riegler E, Willinger B, Steiner A, Breier F. 54-jährige Frau mit perigenitalen follikulären Pusteln. Pilzfollikulitis durch Trichophyton erinacei. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2011; 9: 249–251.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1610-0387.2010.07613.x DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1610-0387.2010.07613.x
Hali F, Khadir K, Benchikhi H. Kérion du pubis chez une adolescente. Presse Med 2013; 42: 1149–1150.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lpm.2012.09.013 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lpm.2012.09.013
Shreberk-Hassidim R, Ramot Y, Maly A, Horev L, Zlotogorski A. Kerion celsi of the vulva: an unusual location. J Mycol Med 2014; 24: 359–360.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mycmed.2014.06.050 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mycmed.2014.06.050
Bougrine A, Villeneuve-Tang C, Bouffard D, Rouleau D, Chartier S. Kerion of the vulva caused by Trichophyton mentagrophytes. J Cutan Med Surg 2014; 18: 206–209.
https://doi.org/10.2310/7750.2013.13101 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2310/7750.2013.13101
Luchsinger I, Bosshard PP, Kasper RS, Reinhardt D, Lautenschlager S. Tinea genitalis: a new entity of sexually transmitted infection? Case series and review of the literature. Sex Transm Infect 2015; 91: 493–496.
https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052036 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2015-052036
Bakardzhiev I, Chokoeva A, Tchernev G, Wollina U, Lotti T. Tinea profunda of the genital area: successful treatment of a rare skin disease. Dermatol Ther 2016; 29: 181–183.
https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.12311 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.12311
Ginter-Hanselmayer G, Nenoff P, Kurrat W, Propst E, Durrant-Finn U, Uhrlaß S, et al. Tinea im Genitalbereich. Eine diagnostische und therapeutische Herausforderung. Hautarzt 2016; 67: 689–699.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00105-016-3848-5 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00105-016-3848-5
Hiernickel C, Wiegand C, Schliemann S, Seyfarth F, Jung K, Elsner P, et al. Trichophyton Spezies von Arthroderma benhamiae. Klinisch therapeutische Aspekte eines neuen Erregers in der Dermatologie. Hautarzt 2016; 67: 706–711.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00105-016-3837-8 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00105-016-3837-8
Rallis E, Katoulis A, Rigopoulos D. Pubic Majocchi’s granuloma unresponsive to itraconazole successfully treated with oral terbinafine. Skin Appendage Disord 2016; 1: 111–113.
https://doi.org/10.1159/000438706 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000438706
Gracia-Cazaña T, Milagro A, Rezusta A, Gilaberte Y. Querion de Celso de la vulva: una enfermedad común en una localización infrecuente. Rev Iberoam Micol 2017; 34: 123–125.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.riam.2016.11.003 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.riam.2016.11.003
Dickison P, Forward E, Fischer G. Fungal kerion of the vulva. Australas J Dermatol 2018; 59: 333–334.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ajd.12777 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ajd.12777
Wagenknecht D, Simon JC, Treudler R, Nenoff P. Pubogenital tinea after intimate shaving with isolation of Trichophyton benhamiae. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2018; 16: 596–598.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ddg.13500 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ddg.13500
Thakur R, Kushwaha P, Kalsi AS, Singh P. Tinea genitalis in a rural tertiary care hospital of Western U.P. India. Indian J Clin Exp Dermatol 2018; 4: 266–273.
https://doi.org/10.18231/2581-4729.2018.0056 DOI: https://doi.org/10.18231/2581-4729.2018.0056
Saadia A, Reckhow J, Rozenblat M, Last O. Kerion of the pubis and vulva with bacterial superinfection: a rare occurrence. BMJ Case Rep 2019; 12: e230320.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-230320 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-230320
Kupsch C, Czaika VA, Deutsch C, Gräser Y. Trichophyton mentagrophytes – ein neuer Genotyp des zoophilen Dermatophyten verursacht sexuell übertragbare Infektionen. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2019; 17: 493–501. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ddg.13776
https://doi.org/10.1111/ddg.13776_g DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ddg.13776_g
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
Categories
License
Copyright (c) 2025 Stefano Veraldi, Paolo Bortoluzzi, Francesca Germiniasi, Gianluca Nazzaro

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
All digitalized ActaDV contents is available freely online. The Society for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica owns the copyright for all material published until volume 88 (2008) and as from volume 89 (2009) the journal has been published fully Open Access, meaning the authors retain copyright to their work.
Unless otherwise specified, all Open Access articles are published under CC-BY-NC licences, allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and to remix, transform, and build upon the material for non-commercial purposes, provided proper attribution to the original work.