The Brief Case: Crusted Scabies in a Leukemic Patient following a Stay in a Long-Term Acute Care Facility

J Clin Microbiol. 2017 May;55(5):1233-1236. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02350-16.
No abstract available

Keywords: antiparasitic agents; arthropods; immunocompromised hosts; parasitology; scabies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Animals
  • Female
  • Foot Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Foot Diseases / drug therapy
  • Foot Diseases / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Insecticides / administration & dosage
  • Ivermectin / administration & dosage
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / complications*
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / therapy*
  • Long-Term Care
  • Microscopy
  • Nursing Homes
  • Permethrin / administration & dosage
  • Sarcoptes scabiei / growth & development
  • Scabies / diagnosis*
  • Scabies / drug therapy
  • Scabies / pathology*
  • Skin / pathology*

Substances

  • Insecticides
  • Permethrin
  • Ivermectin