ICD-11 code : 1F28.4;
Preferred Label : Kerion;
ICD-11 definition : Kerion results from a severe host inflammatory response to dermatophyte infection
of the hair follicles of the scalp or beard. It typically presents as a single painful,
severely inflammatory, suppurating boggy mass and is most commonly a reaction to a
zoophilic dermatophyte infection especially Trichophyton verrucosum (cattle ringworm)
or Trichophyton mentagrophytes.;
Origin ID : 1449494917;
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- Kerion [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- ICD-10 Mapping
Kerion results from a severe host inflammatory response to dermatophyte infection
of the hair follicles of the scalp or beard. It typically presents as a single painful,
severely inflammatory, suppurating boggy mass and is most commonly a reaction to a
zoophilic dermatophyte infection especially Trichophyton verrucosum (cattle ringworm)
or Trichophyton mentagrophytes.
