Kerion Celsi in a Nepalese Boy: An Underdiagnosed Cause of Scalp Swelling

Tinea capitis (TC) is an infection of the scalp and hair caused by a dermatophyte fungus. Typically caused by the zoophilic and geophilic species of Microsporum and Trichophyton, it remains the commonest cutaneous fungal infection in children. A 9-year-old Nepalese boy was evaluated in outpatients for multiple boggy scalp lesions for two months. Suspecting a bacterial etiology, the lesions were excised and sent for cultures. While bacterial cultures failed to grow, endothrix spores were readily detected in potassium hydroxide preparation and histopathology. Trichophyton tonsurans was identiﬁed by the phenotype method and later conﬁrmed by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of ﬂight (MALDI-TOF). Systemic antifungal therapy for 6 weeks along with local wound dressings resulted in complete recovery. At 2-year follow-up, focal alopecia was seen; however, no recurrence was noted.

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Maturation of the lantibiotic subtilin: matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry to monitor precursors and their proteolytic processing in crude bacterial cultures

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry ◽

10.1002/rcm.552 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 103-110 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Torsten Stein ◽

Karl-Dieter Entian

Keyword(s):

Mass Spectrometry ◽

Laser Desorption ◽

Proteolytic Processing ◽

Laser Desorption Ionization ◽

Ionization Time ◽

Desorption Ionization ◽

Bacterial Cultures ◽

Flight Mass Spectrometry ◽

Matrix Assisted Laser ◽

Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption

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Tinea gladiatorum due to Trichophyton tonsurans in a school wrestling team in Mexico: A case series

Current Medical Mycology ◽

10.18502/cmm.6.4.5439 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Alexandro Bonifaz ◽

Javier Araiza ◽

Andrés Tirado-Sánchez ◽

Adriana Barbosa-Zamora ◽

Alexander Gómez-Sáenz ◽

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Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Case Series ◽

Laser Desorption ◽

Laser Desorption Ionization ◽

Mycological Cure ◽

Trichophyton Tonsurans ◽

Ionization Time ◽

Flight Mass Spectrometry ◽

Tinea Gladiatorum ◽

Healthy Carriers

Background and Purpose: Tinea gladiatorum is a type of dermatophytosis that occurs in combat athletes, such as wrestlers and judo fighters, as a result of Trichophyton species. Herein, we aimed to present a small outbreak of tinea gladiatorum in a high school in Mexico. Materials and Methods: Seven individuals belonging to the school fighting team were mycologically studied with direct examinations and cultures. In four cases, T. tonsurans was isolated and identified by morphological and proteomic methods (Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization- time-of-flight mass spectrometry). Out of the four subjects, two cases had clinical lesions presented as tinea corporis, and two cases were healthy carriers. Trichophyton tonsurans was also isolated from one of the four training mats (25%). All positive patients were treated with systemic or topical antifungals and achieved clinical and mycological cure. Conclusion: We report the first outbreak of tinea gladiatorum caused by T. tonsurans among a group of high school wrestlers in Mexico.

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Characterization of Synthetic Polymers Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization−Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Volume 29, Number 6, March 11, 1996, pp 2213−2221

Macromolecules ◽

10.1021/ma9520151 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 29 (18) ◽

pp. 6080-6080 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Apurva K. Chaudhary ◽

Glenn Critchley ◽

Abderhammane Diaf ◽

Eric J. Beckman ◽

Alan J. Russell

Keyword(s):

Mass Spectrometry ◽

Laser Desorption ◽

Synthetic Polymers ◽

Laser Desorption Ionization ◽

Ionization Time ◽

Desorption Ionization ◽

Flight Mass Spectrometry ◽

Matrix Assisted Laser ◽

Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption

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Hybrid Endovascular Repair of Thoracoabdominal Aorta: Early Results

The Heart Surgery Forum ◽

10.1532/hsf98.2014315 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 146

Author(s):

Osman Tansel Darcin ◽

Mehmet Kalender ◽

Ayse Gul Kunt ◽

Okay Guven Karaca ◽

Ata Niyazi Ecevit ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Endovascular Repair ◽

Therapeutic Option ◽

Complete Recovery ◽

Aortic Aneurysms ◽

Thoracoabdominal Aorta ◽

Mortality And Morbidity ◽

Early Results ◽

The Mean ◽

Procedural Success

Background: Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA) present a significant clinical challenge, as they are complex and require invasive surgery. In an attempt to prevent considerably high mortality and morbidity in open repair, hybrid endovascular repair has been developed by many authors. In this study, we evaluated the early-term results obtained from this procedure.Methods: From November 2010 to February 2013, we performed thoracoabdominal hybrid aortic repair in 18 patients. The mean age was 68 years (12 men, 6 women). All of the patients had significant comorbidities. Follow-up computed tomography (CT) scans were performed at 1 week, 3 months, 6 months, and annually thereafter.Results: All patients were operated on in a staged procedure and stent graft deployment was achieved. Procedural success was achieved in all cases. All patients were discharged with complete recovery. No endoleaks weres detected in further CT examination.Conclusion: Our results suggests that hybrid debranching and endovascular repair of extensive thoracoabdominal aneurysms represents a suitable therapeutic option to reduce the morbidity and mortality of TAAA repair, particularly in those typically considered at high risk for standard repair.

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