Crusted scabies in an elderly woman.
Dermatol Online J
; 26(10)2020 Oct 15.
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| ID: mdl-33147672
ABSTRACT
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, scalp, hands, and feet. She was diagnosed with crusted scabies, isolated from other patients, and subsequently treated with permethrin 5% lotion and ivermectin. She died two weeks after initial presentation owing to sepsis.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Escabiose
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Pele
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dermatol Online J
Assunto da revista:
DERMATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article