title: Severe pruritus · Crusted lesions affecting face, extremities, and trunk · Hepatitis C virus carrier · Dx?
abstract: The patient had visited various clinics for her complaints and was diagnosed as having contact dermatitis and senile pruritus. She was prescribed topical mometasone furoate and moisturizers. After 6 months of using this therapy, widespread grey-white plaques and minimal excoriation appeared on her face, scalp, and trunk. This was diagnosed as psoriasis, and the patient was prescribed topical corticosteroids, which she used for 9 months until she came to our clinic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tuğba Kevser
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Uzunçakmak
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayşe Serap
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Karadağ
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Istanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Şeyma
authors.initials: Ş
authors.lastname: Özkanlı
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Istanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ebru Itır
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Zemheri
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mukaddes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kavala
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University School of Medicine, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: Necmettin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akdeniz
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D005121:Extremities / Q000473:pathology*; D005145:Face / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D026023:Permethrin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012520:Sarcoptes scabiei; D012532:Scabies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D026023:Permethrin