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An 11-month-old infant with an intensely pruritic rash was noted to pinch his skin constantly.
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An 11-month-old Malay boy presented with a 6-month history of an intensively pruritic scaly rash characterized by crusting and excoriation over the body (Figures 1 and 2).
An 11-month-old infant with an intensely pruritic rash was noted to scratch his skin constantly.
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An 11-month-old Malay boy presented with a 6-month history of an intensively pruritic scaly rash characterized by crusting and excoriation over the body (Figures 1 and 2).
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Diffuse, crusted, hyperkeratotic, and erythematous patches and plaques, involving the left leg and foot.
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The lesions were accentuated on the groins, palms, and soles (Figure 3).
Histological examination of a skin biopsy specimen showed acanthosis, parakeratosis, spongiosis, and a scabies mite within the epidermis. It also showed superficial perivascular and diffuse infiltrate of lymphocytes and histiocytes within the dermis (Hematoxylin-eosin stain, original magnification x200).
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A skin biopsy was performed on one of the lesions which revealed the scabies mite within the epidermis (Figure 4).
Crusted scabies lesions on the left leg and left foot 3 weeks after treatment.
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There was complete resolution of cutaneous lesions at the end of the treatment (Figures 5 and 6).
Complete resolution of crusted scabies lesions on the left leg and left foot 6 weeks after treatment.
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There was complete resolution of cutaneous lesions at the end of the treatment (Figures 5 and 6).