A mother brings her 4-year-old boy to your clinic with a complaint of sores on his scalp. Upon asking further questions, she reports that she first noticed those sores while cutting his hair. General appearance The weight of the child is 42 lb (19.1 kg). The child appears to be conscious and active. All the vital signs of the child are within normal limits. Physical examination Upon physical examination, you observe a grouping of pustules in the right parietal region.
You further notice that the area surrounding the grouping is very tender and boggy. Furthermore, you observe that the affected region displays an annular hair loss with enlarged and diffusely tender cervical lymph nodes. What is the most likely diagnosis for this boy? *This patient case is from the Editorial Team of Docplexus and is meant for educational purposes only. Source: Pediatrics Questions & Critiques…
