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An Elderly Long‐Term Care Resident with Crusted Scabies [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2015 Crusted scabies is a highly contagious form of scabies. Altered immune response, nutritional deficiencies and modified host response are all risk factors for crusted scabies.
Filip Ralevski
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Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent Infant [PDF]
Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2019 Crusted scabies (also known as Norwegian scabies) is a highly contagious variant of scabies characterized by profuse proliferation of mites in the skin and widespread, crusted, hyperkeratotic papules, plaques, and nodules.
Alexander K. C. Leung +2 more
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Galenicals in the treatment of crusted scabies
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2010 Crusted scabies is rare. It is a therapeutic challenge, as the common drugs used against scabies are unsatisfactory. The successful use of galenicals in a 10-year-old girl with crusted scabies is reported.
Sugathan P, Martin Abhay
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Risankizumab-Aggravated Crusted Scabies in a Patient with Down Syndrome [PDF]
Dermatology and Therapy, 2020 Risankizumab, an interleukin (IL)-23 antagonist, is a highly effective treatment for moderate to severe psoriasis. Crusted scabies (CS) is a rare and severe form of scabies, occurring mainly in immunosuppressed patients and/or neurologically or mentally ...
Yseult Senterre +3 more
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An Itchy Problem: A Clinical Case of Crusted Scabies [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2017 Scabies is an infestation of the skin by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei. A more severe form called crusted or Norwegian scabies may occur in immunosuppressed patients and the elderly.
António Araújo Ferreira +4 more
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Crusted scabies in an elderly woman [PDF]
Dermatology Online Journal, 2020 Crusted scabies is a highly contagious variant of classic scabies. Affected individuals are often elderly or immunocompromised and disease is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Herein, we report an elderly woman residing in an assisted living facility who presented with diffuse sand-on-skin scale on her trunk, proximal extremities ...
Cartron, Alexander M +3 more
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A novel clinical grading scale to guide the management of crusted scabies. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013 BACKGROUND: Crusted scabies, or hyperinfestation with Sarcoptes scabiei, occurs in people with an inadequate immune response to the mite. In recent decades, data have emerged suggesting that treatment of crusted scabies with oral ivermectin combined with
Joshua S Davis +4 more
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Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, 2009 Crusted scabies is a rare manifestation of scabies characterized by uncontrolled proliferation of mites in the skin. In immunocompromised patients, this infestation is characterized by crusted lesions. The occurrence of the disease in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients and the widespread use of immunosuppressive agents has led to a renewed ...
Karthikeyan, Kaliaperumal
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Crusted scabies in systemic lupus erythematosus: More than a mite contagious case
Dermatology Reports, 2019 Crusted scabies is characterized by hyperkeratosis and crusting of the skin due to the profuse proliferation of mites. It is resulting from an altered host response to the infestation.
Eva Lydiawati +7 more
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An unusual case of crusted scabies in an immunocompetent adult: A case report [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsKey Clinical Message Although rare, crusted scabies can affect immunocompetent individuals with no identifiable risk factors. A high index of suspicion, regardless of an individual's immunological status or absence of traditional risk factors, should be ...
Martin Agyei +5 more
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