The present study reports the case of an elderly patient who presented with crusted scabies combined with bullous scabies. [spandidos-publications.com]

Affected patients may present thousands of parasites on the skin surface. [revistanefrologia.com]

Crusted scabies rarely presents with scalp involvement [ 5, 6, 7, 8 ]. We present a series of four patients with crusted scabies in whom scaly scalp was an evident component of the disease. [escholarship.org]

Combined case–contact pairs presented a median of 12 times per year (range, 4–16) with presentations related to simple or crusted scabies during the combined 57 years of audited records. [mja.com.au]

Case presentation A 28-year-old man confined in a crowded prison presented to our institution due to respiratory symptoms. [bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com]

• Muscle Weakness

  It usually involves the subungueal area with nail hyperkeratosis and dystrophy. 2 A 56-year-old man, alcoholic, presented with a seven-month history of pruritus (with nocturnal exacerbation), weight loss and muscle weakness. [bjid.org.br]

• Paresis

  It has been described in patients who do not scratch because of an absence of pruritus or immobility, such as occurs in patients with mental illness, sensory neuropathy, paresis, debilitating illness, or severe arthropathy. [jamanetwork.com]

The patient had received multiple topical treatments for 3 years; the treatments had consisted of mainly fluorinated corticosteroids prescribed by general practitioners and pharmacy attendants. [jamanetwork.com]

[…] of scabies with ivermectin, N Engl J Med, 1995, vol. 333 (pg. 26 - 30 ) 14 Comparison of ivermectin and benzyl benzoate for treatment of scabies, Trop Med Parasitol, 1993, vol. 44 (pg. 331 - 2 ) 15 Deaths associated with ivermectin treatment for scabies [academic.oup.com]

Early diagnosis and proper treatment is the cornerstone to therapy. Ivermectin is the systemic drug of choice and repeated treatment may be required. But, no standardized protocols are available for treatment of crusted scabies. [ijdvl.com]

Single treatment with any of the above is often inadequate and unsatisfactory. [dermatologyadvisor.com]

Due to impaired immune response, manifestations may occur in a atypical pattern and pruritus may be mild or absent, which can lead to late diagnosis and worse prognosis. 1–4 A female 47-year-old renal transplant recipient (transplant 16 years ago), with [revistanefrologia.com]

Outlook (Prognosis) Itching may continue for 2 weeks or more after treatment begins. It will disappear if you follow the provider's treatment plan. Most cases of scabies can be cured without any long-term problems. [pennmedicine.org]

Crusted scabies also has been shown to develop in Australian natives with normal immunity, though the etiology of the increased susceptibility in this patient population remains unclear. [mdedge.com]

Etiology The disease is caused by the human mite, Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis. For the taxonomy of the scabies mite, see the article on Scabies. [dermatologyadvisor.com]

Hypotheses include infection-associated, mite-induced basement membrane zone-related, and other etiologies. [dovepress.com]

Various cutaneous, neurologic and immunologic diseases have been described to predispose to crusted scabies [Table 1]. [3] Most of the reports are anecdotal case reports and only a few case series of crusted scabies exist in the literature. [4], [5], [6] Etiology [ijdvl.com]

Since scabies is an infestation, not an infection, it is NOT reportable as a communicable disease to OCHCA Epidemiology, unless associated with an outbreak. Outbreaks should be reported immediately by phone (714-834-8180) to OCHCA Epidemiology. [ochealthinfo.com]

Validation of epidemiological tools for eczema diagnosis in Brazilian children: The ISAAC’s and UK Working Party’s criteria. BMC Dermatol 2010;10(3):11. Chung SD, Wang KH, Huang CC, Lin HC. [cps.ca]

Seroprevalence and epidemiological correlates of HTLV-I infection in U.S. blood donors. Science 1988 ; 240: 643 – 646. Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline | ISI 2. Oger, JJ, Werker, DH, Foti, DJ. [journals.sagepub.com]

Differences between Belgian and Brazilian group A Streptococcus epidemiologic landscape [Internet]. PLoS One. 2006 Dec;1(1):e10. [karger.com]

An epidemiologic and therapeutic reassessment of scabies. Cutis 2000;65:233-40. 49. Del Giudice P, Marty P. Ivermectin: A new therapeutic weapon in dermatology? Arch Dermatol 1999;135:705-6. 50. Del Giudice P, Chosidow O, Caumes E. [ijdvl.com]

Drawing on experience with a patient who had successfully used short-term treatment creams in a preventive fashion, as well as a preventive model proposed in 2004, 7 the working group approved a provisional protocol to prevent recurrences of crusted scabies [mja.com.au]

“What we’re doing is recommending a preventive treatment,” said MacDonald. [globalnews.ca]

Where to Start You can obtain information on this topic from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [rarediseases.info.nih.gov]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were contacted and suggested a 7-dose regimen of ivermectin. The patient started to improve remarkably after the third dose, and the skin eruption was resolved after 7 doses. [jddonline.com]

Treatment and special considerations for scabies Treatment details Prevention How can I prevent scabies? Scabies is spread by direct, prolonged, skin-to-skin contact with an infested individual. [michigan.gov]