Kerion

A healthy eight-year-old boy was referred for incision and drainage of an abscess on his scalp, which had not responded to systemic antibiotic treatment. The lesion had first appeared as a circular patch of hair loss for several weeks and was first treated with ketoconazole 2% cream for two weeks

A case of kerion ( severe fungal infection)

Molecular diagnosis of kerion celsi caused by Trichophyton tonsurans in a Italian child - ScienceDirect

kerion Taber's Medical Dictionary

Image: Kerion on Dark Skin - Merck Manuals Professional Edition

Kerion images

Kerion

Kerion images

PDF] Kerion Celsi: A report of two cases due to Microsporum gypseum and Trichophyton tonsurans

Kerion in Pediatric Age