Crusted scabies in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

A case of crusted (Norwegian) scabies in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is described and seven previous reports of this association are reviewed. Injury to epidermal Langerhans' cells by the human immunodeficiency virus or cytotoxic cells may explain the appearance...

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Published in:Virchows Archiv A Pathological Anatomy and Histopathology 1990-09, Vol.416 (5), p.461-463
Main Authors: JESSURUM, J, ROMO-GARCIA, J, LOPEZ-DENIS, O, OLVERA-RABIELA, J. E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - complications
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - pathology
Adult
AIDS/HIV
Biological and medical sciences
Humans
Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies
Immunopathology
Male
Medical sciences
Scabies - complications
Scabies - pathology
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Summary:A case of crusted (Norwegian) scabies in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is described and seven previous reports of this association are reviewed. Injury to epidermal Langerhans' cells by the human immunodeficiency virus or cytotoxic cells may explain the appearance of this unusual form of scabies in patients with AIDS.
ISSN:0174-7398
1432-2307
DOI:10.1007/BF01605154