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Eric Ehrsam, MD

Diagnosis

scabies, Norwegian scabies, crusted

Body Site

palm hand finger

Age

75 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

confluent patchy

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric generalized, disseminated acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

A 75-year-old woman was evaluated for a disseminated red scaly itchy eruption associated with palmar-plantar hyperkeratosis. A scraping revealed multiple scabidic mites. She cleared with oral ivermectin therapy.

Description

symmetric thick scaly patches with crusted papules

Categories

papulosquamous eruptions infections and infestations

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6/21/2004 23:04:50

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