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The association between EN and kerion is rarely reported, with most cases following Trichophyton mentagrophytes scalp infections. Here, we describe three cases of EN associated with kerion caused by T. mentagrophytes, successfully treated with itraconazole or griseofulvin plus prednisone. Additionally, we conducted a narrative review of the literature, identifying 23 reported cases of EN associated with kerion on PubMed. The most commonly reported fungus was T. mentagrophytes (78.25%). In 52.17% of cases, patients developed EN after initiating antifungal treatment, with a mean onset time of 11.58 days (SD 7.3). Griseofulvin remains a mainstay treatment. The mean time for EN resolution was 8.31 days (SD 4.15), and the median duration of treatment for kerion leading to a complete response was 6 weeks (IQR 6\u20138). Scarring alopecia is a common sequela following kerion, and the use of corticosteroids has been recommended as adjunct therapy to minimize the risk of scarring.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jof11020103","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,29]],"date-time":"2025-01-29T10:36:28Z","timestamp":1738146988000},"page":"103","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Erythema Nodosum Associated with Kerion: A Case Series and Narrative Review of the Literature"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Teerapong","family":"Rattananukrom","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Isa\u00edas","family":"Uh-S\u00e1nchez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Servicio de Dermatolog\u00eda, Hospital General Dr. Adolfo L\u00f3pez Mateos, Mexico City 01030, Mexico"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Carlos","family":"Atoche-Dieguez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Dermatol\u00f3gico de Yucat\u00e1n, M\u00e9rida 97000, Mexico"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nixma","family":"Eljure","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro Dermatol\u00f3gico de Yucat\u00e1n, M\u00e9rida 97000, Mexico"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Carlos","family":"Garcia-Rementeria","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Southwestern Dermatology, Oklahoma City, OK 73139, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2992-9564","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Roberto","family":"Arenas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mycology Section, \u201cDr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez\u201d General Hospital, Mexico City 14080, Mexico"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,29]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"479","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1525-1470.2011.01523.x","article-title":"Childhood erythema nodosum associated with kerion celsi: A case report and review of literature","volume":"29","author":"Zaraa","year":"2012","journal-title":"Pediatr. 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