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Crusted scabies associated with erythroderma: a case report in an HIV negative patient [PDF]
BMC GeriatricsCrusted scabies is a rare and severe variant of scabies, typically associated with immunosuppressed states. It presents with extensive hyperkeratotic lesions, high mite burden, and often minimal pruritus.
Chiara Vincenza Mazzola +5 more
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IDCases, 2016 A 86-year-old fully bedridden woman with dementia and chronic kidney disease presented with extensive, grey-yellowish hyperkeratotic plaques located on the palms, axillae, chest, and face that had occurred 3 months ago (Fig. 1). Moreover, a generalized rash with thickening of the skin and intense pruritus was present. Dematoscopy revealed several dense
Alexander Kreuter, Kevin Bockholt
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Crusted scabies complicated with herpes simplex and sepsis
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2020 Crusted scabies is a rare and extremely contagious infestation by Sarcoptes scabiei. Kaposi's varicelliform eruption (KVE) refers to herpes simplex virus infection superimposed on pre-existing dermatosis such as atopic dermatitis, Darier's disease, and ...
Arghavan Azizpour +4 more
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Tiny Troublemakers—A Comprehensive Approach to Crusted Scabies [PDF]
DiagnosticsBackground and Clinical Significance: The current paper presents a retrospective case of a 79-year-old female patient admitted to the Dermatology Clinic of Emergency City Hospital in Timisoara, Romania, in January 2022, reporting intense pruritus and ...
Antonia Armega-Anghelescu +9 more
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A case of hyperkeratotic crusted scabies. [PDF]
PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 2020 Patients who are immunocompromised or have cognitive or physical disabilities are at a higher risk of being affected with infections such as crusted scabies. This is a rare skin hyperinfestation by Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis. The main characteristic of this dermatosis is a thick crust due to the high concentration of mites; in addition, other ...
Cuellar-Barboza A +5 more
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Dermatology Reports, 2019 People with a weakened immune system may develop the severe form of scabies called crusted scabies. We have two cases of female patients with history of using long-term oral corticosteroid and then developing scabies infection.
Cut Shelma Maharani +8 more
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A forgotten parasitic infestation in an immunocompromised patient-a case report of crusted scabies
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020 Crusted scabies is a rare and highly contagious form of Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis infestation whose incidence may increase in the near future due to increasing use of immunosuppressive therapies and a general lack of awareness about the condition. It
Martin Agyei1, Afua Ofori +3 more
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Scabies masquerading as bullous pemphigoid: scabies surrepticius
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017 Philip R Cohen Department of Dermatology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA Abstract: Scabies, a parasitic infestation caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, is diagnosed by observing either the mite, its ova, or its ...
Cohen PR
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Crusted Scabies in an Elderly Patient. [PDF]
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2023 Yang Y, Shen H, Liu ZH.
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