Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent Infant

Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent Infant

Crusted scabies (also known as Norwegian scabies) is a highly contagious variant of scabies characterized by profuse proliferation of mites in the skin and widespread, crusted, hyperkeratotic papules, plaques, and nodules. Typically, pruritus is minimal or absent. The condition usually occurs in imm...

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Main Authors: Alexander K. C. Leung, Kin Fon Leong, Joseph M. Lam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9542857
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spelling doaj-ec9421c77f5344328d8e71011d1340ba2020-11-25T00:07:02ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112019-01-01201910.1155/2019/95428579542857Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent InfantAlexander K. C. Leung0Kin Fon Leong1Joseph M. Lam2University of Calgary and Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, T2M 0H5, CanadaPediatric Institute, Kuala Lumpur General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDepartment of Dermatology and Skin Sciences, University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, CanadaCrusted scabies (also known as Norwegian scabies) is a highly contagious variant of scabies characterized by profuse proliferation of mites in the skin and widespread, crusted, hyperkeratotic papules, plaques, and nodules. Typically, pruritus is minimal or absent. The condition usually occurs in immunocompromised individuals. Occurrence in healthy infants has rarely been reported. We report an 11-month-old healthy Malay boy who presented with crusted scabies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9542857
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author Alexander K. C. Leung
Kin Fon Leong
Joseph M. Lam
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Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent Infant
Case Reports in Pediatrics
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title Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent Infant
title_short Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent Infant
title_full Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent Infant
title_fullStr Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent Infant
title_full_unstemmed Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent Infant
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Pediatrics
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2090-6811
publishDate 2019-01-01
description Crusted scabies (also known as Norwegian scabies) is a highly contagious variant of scabies characterized by profuse proliferation of mites in the skin and widespread, crusted, hyperkeratotic papules, plaques, and nodules. Typically, pruritus is minimal or absent. The condition usually occurs in immunocompromised individuals. Occurrence in healthy infants has rarely been reported. We report an 11-month-old healthy Malay boy who presented with crusted scabies.
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