A novel clinical grading scale to guide the management of crusted scabies.

BACKGROUND: Crusted scabies, or hyperinfestation with Sarcoptes scabiei, occurs in people with an inadequate immune response to the mite. In recent decades, data have emerged suggesting that treatment of crusted scabies with oral ivermectin combined with topical agents leads to lower mortality, but...

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Main Authors: Joshua S Davis, Steven McGloughlin, Steven Y C Tong, Shelley F Walton, Bart J Currie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3772049?pdf=render