Painful nodule on the scalp with hair loss in a 10 year old is best treated by: March 2013: (A) Ketaconazole, (B) Griseofulvin, (C) Amphotericin B, (D) Antifungal shampoo
Answer is B. Ans. B i.e. Griseofulvin The presentation is suggestive of kerion (Tinea capitis)