Surgery of Kerion, a Nightmare for Nondermatologists
Author
Source
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-09-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Kerion is an inflammatory type of tinea capitis characterized by swelling and alopecia of the scalp, which could be mistaken as bacterial infection.
It occurs most frequently in children.
We report a 10-year-old child whose kerion was misdiagnosed as bacterial abscess and unnecessarily incised.
Later, her condition was rediagnosed as kerion based on clinical appearance and potassium hydroxide wet mount.
The lesions resolved completely with systemic antifungal treatment, griseofulvin, leaving residual scarring alopecia.
The delay in the proper diagnosis and inappropriate treatment of this patient resulted in permanent scarring alopecia.
Thus, clinicians must have a high index of suspicion for tinea capitis when dealing with inflammatory scalp lesions.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Paudel, Vikash. 2020. Surgery of Kerion, a Nightmare for Nondermatologists. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146888
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Paudel, Vikash. Surgery of Kerion, a Nightmare for Nondermatologists. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146888
American Medical Association (AMA)
Paudel, Vikash. Surgery of Kerion, a Nightmare for Nondermatologists. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146888
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1146888