Scabies, Erythroderma, Scabies, Crusted - DermAtlas

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Shahbaz A. Janjua, MD

Diagnosis

scabies erythroderma scabies, crusted

Body Site

abdomen chest arm

Age

60 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

confluent

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

generalized, disseminated symmetric

Comments

This 60-year-old homeless man was evaluated for a year long generalized itchy skin eruption. A scraping of his skin revealed viable female scabies mites.

Description

generalized erythema, lichenification, and excoriations with some intact linear burrows espeically on the palms, soles, and genitals

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3/18/2007 20:41:15

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