| Title | Norwegian scabies in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. |
| Author(s) | Guggisberg D, de Viragh PA, Constantin C, Panizzon RG |
| Institution | Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, et Département Hospitalo-Universitaire Romand de Dermatologie et Vénéréologie (DHURDV), Lausanne/Genève, Suisse. |
| Source | Dermatology 1998; 197(3):306-8. |
| MeSH | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Adult
Animals
Humans
Insecticides
Ivermectin
Male
Permethrin
Pyrethrins
Sarcoptes scabiei
Scabies
Skin
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| Abstract | We report the case of a 42-year-old man with symptomatic HIV infection (C3 CDC stage) who presented widespread hyperkeratotic skin lesions diagnosed as Norwegian scabies. The CD4 count was 87 cells/mm3. The patient has been the source of a nosocomial outbreak (20 individuals affected). He was treated successfully with combined topical treatment (permethrin 5% cream plus keratolytic agents) and oral ivermectin. |
| Language | eng |
| Pub Type(s) | Case Reports
Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 9812044 |
