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'''Kerion''' is the result of the host's response to a fungal [[ringworm]] infection of the [[hair follicle]]s of the [[scalp]] and [[beard]] accompanied by secondary bacterial infection(s). It usually presents itself as raised, pus-filled and spongy lesions. | '''Kerion''' is the result of the host's response to a fungal [[ringworm]] infection of the [[hair follicle]]s of the [[scalp]] and [[beard]] accompanied by secondary bacterial infection(s). It usually presents itself as raised, pus-filled and spongy lesions. | ||
==Diagnosis== | |||
===Physical Examination=== | |||
====Skin==== | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 16:55, 12 August 2014
| Kerion | |
| ICD-10 | B35.0 (ILDS B35.020) |
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| ICD-9 | 110.0 |
| DiseasesDB | 29142 |
Kerion is the result of the host's response to a fungal ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard accompanied by secondary bacterial infection(s). It usually presents itself as raised, pus-filled and spongy lesions.
Diagnosis
Physical Examination
Skin
External links