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Kerion in Pediatric Age

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Clinical Cases in Scalp Disorders

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Abstract

Tinea capitis is a common dermatophyte infection found in children around the world. WHO notes that 7–33% of children from various age groups are infected with tinea capitis. Some of the problems that are often encountered during treatment are the long treatment time and patient compliance. If not diagnosed and treated properly, this disease can become an epidemic problem. Here we present a 6-year-old boy with kerion type of tinea capitis.

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Udayana, Sanglah Hospital, Denpasar-Bali, Indonesia

    I. G. A. A. Dwi Karmila, Anak Agung Gde Putra Wiraguna & Putu Dyah Sawitri

  2. Indonesian Society of Dermatology and Venereology, Jakarta, Indonesia

    I. G. A. A. Dwi Karmila, Anak Agung Gde Putra Wiraguna & Putu Dyah Sawitri

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Correspondence to I. G. A. A. Dwi Karmila .

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  1. Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

    Anna Waśkiel-Burnat

  2. Dermatology, Marconi University, Rome, Roma, Italy

    Roxanna Sadoughifar

  3. Dermatology, Marconi University, Rome, Roma, Italy

    Torello M. Lotti

  4. Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland

    Lidia Rudnicka

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Karmila, I.G.A.A.D., Wiraguna, A.A.G.P., Sawitri, P.D. (2022). Kerion in Pediatric Age. In: Waśkiel-Burnat, A., Sadoughifar, R., Lotti, T.M., Rudnicka, L. (eds) Clinical Cases in Scalp Disorders. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93426-2_53

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