TY - JOUR T1 - Answers to Dermatophile questions JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed SP - 120 LP - 120 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2012-303256a VL - 98 IS - 3 AU - Peter A Lio AU - Kachiu C Lee Y1 - 2013/06/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/98/3/120.abstract N2 - From questions on page 106. The answer is (D), kerion. This is a manifestation of tinea capitis, ringworm of the scalp. It can occur in more severe cases and in the very young, resulting in a boggy mass on the scalp with loss of hair. Diagnosis can be difficult as potassium hydroxide preparations can be negative in the presence of such inflammation; culture is frequently needed to prove scalp infection. Treatment must be in the form of an oral antifungal drug … ER -