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Norwegian scabies mimicking rupioid psoriasis
2012; Elsevier BV; Volume: 87; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s0365-05962012000600016
ISSN1806-4841
AutoresJuliana Bastos Costa, Virna Lygia Lobo Rocha de Sousa, Pedro Bezerra da Trindade Neto, Thomás de Aquino Paulo Filho, Virgínia Célia Dias Florêncio Cabral, Patrícia Moura Rossiter Pinheiro,
Tópico(s)Zoonotic diseases and public health
ResumoNorwegian scabies is a highly contagious skin infestation caused by an ectoparasite, Scarcoptes scabiei var. Hominis, which mainly affects immunosuppressed individuals. Clinically, it may simulate various dermatoses such as psoriasis, Darier's disease, seborrheic dermatitis, among others. This is a case report of a 33-year-old woman, immunocompetent, diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder (cancer phobia), who had erythematous, well-defined plaques, covered with rupioid crusts, on her neck, axillary folds, breast, periumbilical region, groin area, besides upper back and elbows, mimicking an extremely rare variant of psoriasis, denominated rupioid psoriasis.
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