Crusted scabies in a chid with systemic lupus erythematosus


Autoria(s): Wanke,Nurimar C.F.; Melo,Claudia; Balassiano,Viviam
Data(s)

01/03/1992

Resumo

A child with systemic lupus erythematosus who has been treated with prednisone for three years, developed crusted scabies. Scrapings from lesions revealed Sarcoptes scabiei adult mites mad eggs. The patient died with septicemia and renal failure soon after starting topical 20% sulfur. A marked improvement was observed in the cutaneous lesions.

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Identificador

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821992000100010

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT

Fonte

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.25 n.1 1992

Palavras-Chave #Scabies #Crusted scabies #Norwegian scabies
Tipo

journal article