Heugel Judson, Spiro David, Meckler Garth D
Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010 Jan;26(1):46-7. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181cd14c7.
We present the case of a 2-week-old male infant who repeatedly presented to the pediatric emergency department for fussiness and drainage from a head wound. The infant had an ultimate diagnosis of halo scalp ring, a rare dermatologic condition that is treated conservatively. This condition shares characteristics with infectious processes and must be differentiated from more serious illness to minimize unnecessary and expensive medical treatment.