kerion

kerion

 [ke´re-on]

a boggy, exudative swelling or mass covered with pustules, as may occasionally occur in tinea infections.

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ke·ri·on

(kē'rē-on), Do not confuse this word with karyon.

A granulomatous secondarily infected lesion complicating fungal infection of the hair; typically, a raised boggy lesion.

[G. kērion, honeycomb; a skin disease, fr. kēros, beeswax]

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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

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

ke·ri·on

(kē'rē-on)

A granulomatous secondarily infected lesion complicating fungal infection of the hair; typically, a raised boggy lesion.

[G. kērion, honeycomb; a skin disease, fr. kēros, beeswax]

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

kerion

A localized boggy swelling on the scalp with oozing of pus and serum from the hair follicles. Kerion is a reaction to fungus infection of the scalp (TINEA CAPITIS) and is self-curing. It is commonest in agricultural workers and is often contracted from farm animals.

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