Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Outcome of Hospitalized Patients with Kerion in Fars Province, Iran: An Eleven-Year Retrospective Study

    October 2024 in “ BMC Pediatrics ”
    Fateme Khosravi, Mohammad Mahdi Parvizi, Maryam Sadat Sadati … Mehdi Ghahartars
    Studysummary In this study, researchers analyzed data from 132 hospitalized kerion patients over 11 years, mostly children under 11 from rural areas, and noted a significant male predominance and frequent animal contact as potential transmission factors.
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