Scabies mimicking graft versus host disease in a hematopoietic cell transplant recipient

• Main Authors: Dongsub Kim (Author), Soo-Han Choi (Author), Dong Youn Lee (Author), Juyoun Kim (Author), Eunjoo Cho (Author), Keon Hee Yoo (Author), Hong Hoe Koo (Author), Yae-Jean Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Scabies is a highly contagious skin infestation caused by the mite, Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis. Complex responses to scabies mites in the innate, humoral, and cellular immune systems can cause skin inflammation and pruritus. Diagnosis can be challenging because scabies resembles other common ski...