1 MCQs in Dermatology for NEET PG
A 7-year-old boy from rural Maharashtra presents with a 3-week history of a tender, boggy lesion on the scalp with pustules discharging pus and matted hairs. His mother reports he has been playing with calves on the family farm. On examination, the structure marked **A** — the boggy inflammatory swelling — is tender, alopecic, and studded with follicular pustules. Posterior cervical lymph nodes are enlarged and firm. KOH microscopy of plucked hairs shows ectothrix arthrospores. Which of the following best explains the pathogenesis of the boggy inflammatory swelling marked **A**?
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