Recurrent Surgical Site Abscess Posing a Diagnostic Conundrum to Surgeons.
Kerion is an inflammatory type of tinea capitis characterized by boggy scalp swelling, alopecia, purulent discharge, and regional lymphadenopathy, which could be mistaken as bacterial pyoderma. It occurs most frequently in children. We report a 14-year-old female whose kerion was misdiagnosed as sur...
| Published in: | Indian Journal of Surgery Vol. 84; no. 3; pp. 589 - 591 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | case study letter pictorial Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Jun2022
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |