Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm infection 
( Trichophyton verrucosum, Microsporum canis, and Trichophyton mentagrophytes) 
Clinical 
• Painful 
• Hair loss 
• Fever 
• Lymphadenopathy 
Treatment: Oral Griseofulvin

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Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD · 5 years ago
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