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Kerion
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Kerion

    This photo shows a kerion, which is a large, painful, inflamed, swollen patch on the scalp that sometimes oozes pus and can be crusty. It is caused by a severe reaction to a dermatophyte infection.

Image courtesy of www.doctorfungus.org © 2005.