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

• Main Authors: Joshua S Davis (Author), Steven McGloughlin (Author), Steven Y C Tong (Author), Shelley F Walton (Author), Bart J Currie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

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...