Burrow, Scabies - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

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Shahbaz A. Janjua, MD

Diagnosis

burrow scabies

Body Site

elbow arm

Age

24 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric generalized, disseminated

Comments

This 24-year-old woman developed a diffuse pruritic eruption with burrows involving her wrists, antecubital creases, axillae, lower abdomen, groin, and inner thighs. Her husband had a similar pruritc eruption. They both cleared with a single application of 1 percent lindane.

Description

multiple, red linear 2-4 mm papules with a black dot at the end of each papule

Image Added

4/1/2003 11:03:05

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