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, Mohammadreza Khosravi, Mehdi Ghahartars

Kerion tinea capitis alopecia systemic antifungal therapy antibiotics corticosteroids hair regrowth scarring epidemiological trends animal contact risk factors preventative strategies ringworm hair loss antifungal treatment steroids hair growth scar

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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