Case report: Scald burn to the scalp complicated by fungal kerion

Fungal kerion is a hypersensitivity reaction to a scalp dermatophyte which gains access to the hair shaft following physical trauma. However, precipitating injuries are rarely reported. We report the case of a 4-year-old girl who presented with non-healing scalp lesions following a deep dermal foreh...

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Main Authors: Theresa Nguyen, Krist Y.H. Ewe, Fiona Wood, Suzanne Rea, Asha C. Bowen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Burns Open
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468912220300225