A case of hyperkeratotic crusted scabies.

• Main Authors: Adrian Cuellar-Barboza (Author), Jesus A Cardenas-de la Garza (Author), José A García-Lozano (Author), Adrian Martinez-Moreno (Author), Gildardo Jaramillo-Moreno (Author), Jorge Ocampo-Candiani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Patients who are immunocompromised or have cognitive or physical disabilities are at a higher risk of being affected with infections such as crusted scabies. This is a rare skin hyperinfestation by Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis. The main characteristic of this dermatosis is a thick crust due to the...