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Title
Kerion and dermatophytic granuloma. Mycological and histopathological findings in 19 children with inflammatory tinea capitis of the scalp.
Authors
Arenas, Roberto; Toussaint, Sonia; Isa-Isa, Rafael
Abstract
Inflammatory tinea capitis or kerion is the result of a hypersensitivity reaction to a dermatophytic infection. Majocchi's granuloma, in contrast, usually begins as a suppurative folliculitis and culminates in a granulomatous reaction.
Publication
International journal of dermatology, 2006, Vol 45, Issue 3, p215