Concurrent Scabies Incognito and Crusted Scabies with Scalp Lesions Masquerading as Erythrodermic Dermatitis: Scabies Surrepticius in an Immunosuppressed Nonagenarian with Hyperkeratotic Plaques on her Head

Cohen, P.R..

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology Jdd 18(1): 105

2019


ISSN/ISBN: 1545-9616
PMID: 30681808
Document Number: 17699
I read with interest the excellent report by Tolkachjhov et al1 that describes the delay in diagnosis of a scabies infestation in a 90-year-old woman. Her condition mimicked dermatitis not only on clinical presentation but also on evaluation of skin biopsies.

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Concurrent Scabies Incognito and Crusted Scabies with Scalp Lesions Masquerading as Erythrodermic Dermatitis: Scabies Surrepticius in an Immunosuppressed Nonagenarian with Hyperkeratotic Plaques on her Head