Dissecting cellulitis mimicking kerion in a 9-year-old boy

Amanda Loesch; Katalin Ferenczi; Mary Wu Chang

doi:10.1016/j.jdcr.2024.10.005

Dissecting cellulitis mimicking kerion in a 9-year-old boy

JAAD Case Rep. 2024 Oct 28:54:73-76. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2024.10.005. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Authors

Amanda Loesch¹, Katalin Ferenczi², Mary Wu Chang^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut.
³ Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut.

No abstract available

Keywords: alopecic and aseptic nodules of the scalp; childhood hair loss; dissecting cellulitis; follicular occlusion triad; folliculitis decalvans; kerion; pediatric alopecia; scarring alopecia; tinea capitis.

Publication types

Case Reports