Crusted scabies due to indiscriminate use of glucocorticoid therapy in infant

Crusted scabies due to indiscriminate use of glucocorticoid therapy in infant

Abstract Crusted or Norwegian scabies is a parasitic infectious disease caused by Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis that mainly affects immunocompromised individuals and those with neurological patients. We report a case of crusted scabies in a 4-month-old infant who had been treated erroneously for at...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Carvalho da Rocha Lima, Ana Maria Mósca Cerqueira, Manuela Boleira Sieiro Guimarães, Carolina Barbosa de Sousa Padilha, Fernanda Helena Craide, Marina Bombardelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2017-06-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Subjects:
Adrenal cortex hormones
Glucocorticoids
Scabies
Sepsis
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