Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent Infant
Crusted scabies (also known as Norwegian scabies) is a highly contagious variant of scabies characterized by profuse proliferation of mites in the skin and widespread, crusted, hyperkeratotic papules, plaques, and nodules. Typically, pruritus is minimal or absent. The condition usually occurs in imm...
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| author | Alexander K. C. Leung Kin Fon Leong Joseph M. Lam |
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| description | Crusted scabies (also known as Norwegian scabies) is a highly contagious variant of scabies characterized by profuse proliferation of mites in the skin and widespread, crusted, hyperkeratotic papules, plaques, and nodules. Typically, pruritus is minimal or absent. The condition usually occurs in immunocompromised individuals. Occurrence in healthy infants has rarely been reported. We report an 11-month-old healthy Malay boy who presented with crusted scabies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ec9421c77f5344328d8e71011d1340ba2025-08-20T03:21:23ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112019-01-01201910.1155/2019/95428579542857Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent InfantAlexander K. C. Leung0Kin Fon Leong1Joseph M. Lam2University of Calgary and Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, T2M 0H5, CanadaPediatric Institute, Kuala Lumpur General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDepartment of Dermatology and Skin Sciences, University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, CanadaCrusted scabies (also known as Norwegian scabies) is a highly contagious variant of scabies characterized by profuse proliferation of mites in the skin and widespread, crusted, hyperkeratotic papules, plaques, and nodules. Typically, pruritus is minimal or absent. The condition usually occurs in immunocompromised individuals. Occurrence in healthy infants has rarely been reported. We report an 11-month-old healthy Malay boy who presented with crusted scabies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9542857 |
| spellingShingle | Alexander K. C. Leung Kin Fon Leong Joseph M. Lam Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent Infant Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent Infant |
| title_full | Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent Infant |
| title_fullStr | Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent Infant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent Infant |
| title_short | Pruritic Crusted Scabies in an Immunocompetent Infant |
| title_sort | pruritic crusted scabies in an immunocompetent infant |
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