Crusted (Norwegian) scabies
Vázquez Botet, M.; Ramos Caro, F.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 74(1): 19-21
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 6814460 Document Number: 702855
Crusted (Norwegian) scabies is an unusual skin infestation by the mite Sarcoptes scabies distinguished from the common form of scabies by the presence of remarkable hyperkeratotic lesions teeming with mites. This condition has been reported in a variety of clinical settings and the potential of a ward epidemic exists if the diagnosis is not made early in the condition. The authors report 3 cases of crusted (Norwegian) scabies emphasizing its clinical characteristics and forms of diagnosis which should enable the clinician to make an early diagnosis and therefore prevent potential hospital epidemics of scabies.
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