Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent Infant
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2019-10-20
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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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Alexander K. C. Leung, Kin Fon Leong, and Joseph M. Lam, “Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent Infant,” Case Reports in Pediatrics, vol. 2019, Article ID 9542857, 4 pages, 2019. doi:10.1155/2019/9542857