Scabies, Crusted, Scabies, Scabies, Norwegian - DermAtlas

Contributor

Vincent C.B. Lin, MD

Diagnosis

scabies, crusted scabies scabies, Norwegian

Body Site

hand toe web

Age

51 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

A 51-year-old woman was admitted to the internal medicine unit with pulmonary tuberculosis and acute respiratory failure. This scaly papules and plaques on her feet were diagnosed and treated for tinea pedis. Scaly itchy patches were also noted on her arms. Potassium hydroxide examination of the crusts revealed scabies mites, nymphs, larvae, eggs and stools.

Description

symmetric thick scaly excoriated papules and plaques

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9/8/2005 8:23:51

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