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Ana Maria Sortino-Rachou, MD

Diagnosis

scabies, Norwegian scabies, crusted

Body Site

palm ear lobe trunk

Age

80 years

Pigmentation

Organization

confluent

Color

brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric generalized, disseminated

Comments

This 80-year-old woman had a history of a disseminated itchy rash on her trunk and extremities. Microscopic examination of scale from her hands revealed several female mites, eggs, and fecal material.

Description

thick hyperpigmented scaly papules and pustules

Categories

infections and infestations papulosquamous eruptions

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3/8/2003 13:03:18

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