kerion

kerion /ke·ri·on/ (kēr´e-on) a boggy, exudative tumefaction covered with pustules; associated with tinea infections.

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ke·ri·on (kîr-n)

n.

Fungal infection of the hair follicles accompanied by secondary bacterial infection and marked by raised, usually pus-filled and spongy lesions.

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kerion

[kir′ē·on]

Etymology: Gk, honeycomb

an inflamed, boggy granuloma or secondary infected lesion that develops as an immune reaction to a superficial fungus infection, generally in association with Tinea capitis of the scalp. This disease is much more prevalent in patients of African-American descent. The most common treatment is antifungal medicine administered orally, which may be supplemented with corticosteroids.

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kerion

a boggy, exudative tumefaction covered with pustules, as may occur in dermatophyte infections.

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kerion

Dermatology A severe form of tinea capitis, in which well-circumscribed parts of the scalp are transformed into a painful, boggy, inflamed, confluent mass with loosened hair, purulent folliculitis, crusting, often with lymphadenopathy, due to a zoophilic superficial mycosis, Trichophyton verrucosum or T mentagrophytes; geophilic or anthropophilic fungal infections may abruptly become kerions