Crusted scabies in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Virchows Archiv. A, Pathological anatomy and histopathology. [Virchows Arch A Pathol Anat Histopathol] Journal article

A case of crusted (Norwegian) scabies in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is described and seven previous reports of this association are reviewed. Injury to epidermal Langerhans' cells by the human immunodeficiency virus or cytotoxic cells may explain the appearance of this unusual form of scabies in patients with AIDS.

Virchows Archiv. A, Pathological anatomy and histopathology. [Virchows Arch A Pathol Anat Histopathol]

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Adult
Humans
Male
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Scabies