An Itchy Problem: A Clinical Case of Crusted Scabies

An Itchy Problem: A Clinical Case of Crusted Scabies

Scabies is an infestation of the skin by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei. A more severe form called crusted or Norwegian scabies may occur in immunosuppressed patients and the elderly. Crusted scabies mostly differs from normal scabies by the exuberance of its lesions, body distribution and high contagio...

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Main Authors: António Araújo Ferreira, Alexandra Esteves, Yolanda Mahia, Aristóteles Rosmaninho, Augusta Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2017-06-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
Crusted Scabies
Pruritus
Contagious diseases
Online Access:http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/591
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spelling doaj-73fe7dedb09e4f7ba74e4cd834e4769c2020-11-24T22:44:20ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942017-06-014510.12890/2017_000591214An Itchy Problem: A Clinical Case of Crusted ScabiesAntónio Araújo Ferreira0Alexandra Esteves1Yolanda Mahia2Aristóteles Rosmaninho3Augusta Silva4Serviço de Medicina 1, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, EPEServiço de Medicina 1, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, EPEServiço de Anatomia Patológica, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, EPEServiço de Dermato-Venereologia, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, EPEServiço de Medicina 1, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho, EPEScabies is an infestation of the skin by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei. A more severe form called crusted or Norwegian scabies may occur in immunosuppressed patients and the elderly. Crusted scabies mostly differs from normal scabies by the exuberance of its lesions, body distribution and high contagiousness, and requires different and more prolonged treatment. Early recognition of the lesions and isolation precautions are crucial for disease control and prevention of transmission. The authors describe a clinical case of crusted scabies with pruritus and exuberant cutaneous lesions.http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/591Crusted ScabiesPruritusContagious diseases
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author António Araújo Ferreira
Alexandra Esteves
Yolanda Mahia
Aristóteles Rosmaninho
Augusta Silva
spellingShingle António Araújo Ferreira
Alexandra Esteves
Yolanda Mahia
Aristóteles Rosmaninho
Augusta Silva
An Itchy Problem: A Clinical Case of Crusted Scabies
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Crusted Scabies
Pruritus
Contagious diseases
author_facet António Araújo Ferreira
Alexandra Esteves
Yolanda Mahia
Aristóteles Rosmaninho
Augusta Silva
author_sort António Araújo Ferreira
title An Itchy Problem: A Clinical Case of Crusted Scabies
title_short An Itchy Problem: A Clinical Case of Crusted Scabies
title_full An Itchy Problem: A Clinical Case of Crusted Scabies
title_fullStr An Itchy Problem: A Clinical Case of Crusted Scabies
title_full_unstemmed An Itchy Problem: A Clinical Case of Crusted Scabies
title_sort itchy problem: a clinical case of crusted scabies
publisher SMC MEDIA SRL
series European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
issn 2284-2594
publishDate 2017-06-01
description Scabies is an infestation of the skin by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei. A more severe form called crusted or Norwegian scabies may occur in immunosuppressed patients and the elderly. Crusted scabies mostly differs from normal scabies by the exuberance of its lesions, body distribution and high contagiousness, and requires different and more prolonged treatment. Early recognition of the lesions and isolation precautions are crucial for disease control and prevention of transmission. The authors describe a clinical case of crusted scabies with pruritus and exuberant cutaneous lesions.
topic Crusted Scabies
Pruritus
Contagious diseases
url http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/591
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