title: Crusted Scabies: Presenting as erythroderma in a human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive patient.
abstract: Crusted scabies is a rare manifestation of scabies characterized by uncontrolled proliferation of mites in the skin. It is common in patients with sensory neuropathy, mentally retarded persons and in patients who are immunosuppressed. Further, crusted scabies can rarely present as erythroderma (<0.5% cases) necessitating a high index of suspicion for its diagnosis. Because of its rare occurrence, we are reporting a case of crusted scabies presenting as erythroderma, in a human immunodeficiency virus seropositive patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of DVL (Skin), PDU Government Medical College and Hospital, Rajkot, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Shruti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.affiliation: Department of DVL (Skin), PDU Government Medical College and Hospital, Rajkot, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Hiral
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of DVL (Skin), PDU Government Medical College and Hospital, Rajkot, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Bharti
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of DVL (Skin), PDU Government Medical College and Hospital, Rajkot, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Neela
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bhuptani
keywords: Crusted scabies; erythroderma; human immunodeficiency virus; immunosuppression