<prompt> Kerion is: March 2009Viral infectionFungal infectionBacterial infectionParasitic infection  <response>: Ans. B: Fungal Infection Kerion is severe form of tinea capitis, in which well-circumscribed pas of the scalp are transformed into a painful, boggy, inflamed, confluent mass with loosened hair easy pluckability, purulent folliculitis, crusting, often with lymphadenopathy It is commonly due to a zoophilic dermatophyte e.g., M.canis. 