Crusted scabies in Jamaica

ABSTRACT

Crusted scabies is reported in 12 patients seen in a one-year period at the Dermatology Unit of the University Hospital of the West Indies. Interesting variations in the clinical presentation have been noted, including muscle weakness, a previously unreported predisposing factor. Crusted scabies is not uncommon in Jamaica and therefore there is greater need for an awareness of the condition both in terms of its underlying associations and its epidemiological significance (AU)