A Case of Kerion Celsi Caused by Trichophyton tonsurans, a Plate Culture of Which Showed Yellow-Green Fluorescence Under UVA Light.

We herein report a case of kerion celsi of the scalp and tinea corporis due to Trichophyton tonsurans. A 17-year-old Japanese male high school student who practiced judo had alopecic patches with severe inflammation on the scalp. We performed a fungal culture and identified the causative fungus as T.

Application of electron microscopic analysis and fluorescent in situ hybridization technique for the successful diagnosis of extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma.

The diagnosis of soft tissue tumors is often challenging. Immunohistochemical investigation, let alone routine histopathological investigation, may not allow definitive diagnosis in some cases. To overcome such difficulties, more advanced techniques need to be adopted.

Two cases of erythema exsudativum multiforme associated with Chlamydia pneumoniae infection.

We report two cases of erythema exsudativum multiforme (EEM) that we concluded were caused by infections with Chlamydia pneumoniae. High titers of IgG antibody for Chlamydia pneumoniae were shown in the sera of both cases. One case showed the classical symptoms of pneumonia together with radiological changes in the chest; the other case did not show these symptoms.