title: Crusted scabies misdiagnosed as erythrodermic psoriasis in a 3-year-old girl with down syndrome.
abstract: Scabies is a highly contagious infestation with the Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis mite. The variety of clinical presentations make timely, accurate diagnosis problematic. We report the case of a 3-year-old girl with Down syndrome and crusted scabies initially misdiagnosed as erythrodermic psoriasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.forename: Harper N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jeffries
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Alder
authors.forename: Ronald C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003646:Debridement; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004314:Down Syndrome; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D026023:Permethrin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012532:Scabies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D026023:Permethrin; D007559:Ivermectin