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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 kerionsMcGraw-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.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005