Kerion - brown skin
Tinea capitis (kerion, ringworm of the scalp) in a 7-year-old boy. The clinical appearance of ringworm on the scalp is variable, depending on the type of hair invasion, the level of host resistance and the degree of inflammatory host response. The most severe pattern of reaction is known as a kerion. This violent reaction is usually caused by one of the zoophilic species, typically T. verrucosum or T. mentagrophytes. Fitzpatrick skin type (FST) phototype 5.
Credit
Rasika Pereira
Dimensions
2192 x 2929 pixels
Print Size @ 300 dpi
7 x 10 inches / 19 x 25 cm
