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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-10-01
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| Series: | Burns Open |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468912220300225 |