Crusted scabies misdiagnosed as erythrodermic psoriasis in a 3-year-old girl with down syndrome.

Authors :: Fonseca V
Price HN
Jeffries M
Alder SL
Hansen RC
Source :: Pediatric dermatology [Pediatr Dermatol] 2014 Nov-Dec; Vol. 31 (6), pp. 753-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Oct 21.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: Scabies is a highly contagious infestation with the Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis mite. The variety of clinical presentations make timely, accurate diagnosis problematic. We report the case of a 3-year-old girl with Down syndrome and crusted scabies initially misdiagnosed as erythrodermic psoriasis.<br /> (© 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)

Subjects :: Child, Preschool
Debridement
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Errors
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Humans
Insecticides therapeutic use
Ivermectin therapeutic use
Permethrin therapeutic use
Psoriasis diagnosis
Scabies drug therapy
Down Syndrome
Scabies diagnosis

Full Text Access

Tools