Wheaton College, Chicago, Illinois.
Northwest Eye Clinic, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
J AAPOS. 2021 Aug;25(4):253-254. doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2021.04.004. Epub 2021 Jun 22.
Trichophyton tonsurans is a fungal species that frequently causes tinea capitis (ringworm), a skin infection found in children. We report a case of unilateral blepharoconjunctivitis due to tinea capitis in a previously healthy 8-year-old boy. Although no case of blepharitis or follicular conjunctivitis due to T. tonsurans has been previously reported, the findings are consistent with other rare causes of ringworm blepharitis. Emerging or chronic fungal blepharitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of unilateral follicular conjunctivitis.
须癣毛癣菌是一种常见的真菌物种,常引起头癣(体癣),这是一种在儿童中发现的皮肤感染。我们报告了一例以前健康的 8 岁男孩单侧睑结膜炎的病例,这是由头癣引起的。虽然以前没有报告过因须癣毛癣菌引起的睑炎或滤泡性结膜炎,但这些发现与其他罕见的体癣性睑炎原因一致。在单侧滤泡性结膜炎的鉴别诊断中,应考虑新发或慢性真菌性睑炎。