Crusted scabies in a healthy infant.
Crusted scabies is generally seen in mentally retarded and immunosuppressed individuals. We report the case of a patient with crusted scabies with neither systemic disease nor immunosuppression; all the lesions were cured with applications of 5% permethrin lotion.
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Süleyman Demirel, Isparta, Turkey.
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Baysal
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Yildirim
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Türkman
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Aridogan
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Aydin
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007306:Insecticides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D026023:Permethrin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012532:Scabies / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology
D007306:Insecticides; D026023:Permethrin