title: Eleven years of itching: a case report of crusted scabies.
abstract: Crusted scabies is a rare and highly contagious form of scabies that is characterized by uncontrolled proliferation of mites in the skin, extensive hyperkeratotic scaling, crusted lesions, and variable pruritus. We report the case of a 48-year-old man with an 11-year history of pruritic, hyperkeratotic, psoriasiform plaques and widespread erythematous papules that was diagnosed as crusted scabies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Istanbul Education and Research Hospital, Samatya 34098, Istanbul, Turkey. nskutlu@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Nurdan S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Kutlu
authors.forename: Enver
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Turan
authors.forename: Asli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erdemir
authors.forename: Mehmet S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Gürel
authors.forename: Erol
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000818:Animals; D046169:Dermoscopy / Q000379:methods; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010577:Petrolatum / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016884:Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications; D011537:Pruritus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012520:Sarcoptes scabiei / Q000469:parasitology*; D012532:Scabies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D013455:Sulfur / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; C000599130:Wilkinson ointment; D013455:Sulfur; D010577:Petrolatum