Scabies, Crusted, Scabies, Norwegian, Immunodeficiency, Acquired - DermAtlas

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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

scabies, crusted scabies, Norwegian immunodeficiency, acquired

Body Site

foot

Age

18 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

Color

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

Comments

An 18 year old adolescent with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome developed an asymptomatic progressive scaly eruption. Scrapings from several sites revealed multiple scabidic mites, fecal material and eggs. He was treated with several courses of ivermectin and 5 percent permethrin cream.

Description

thick scaly crusted plaques

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8/1/2001 9:54:09

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