Norwegian scabies mimicking rupioid psoriasis

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作者
Costa, Juliana Bastos [1 ]
Lobo Rocha de Sousa, Virna Lygia [1 ]
da Trindade Neto, Pedro Bezerra [2 ]
Paulo Filho, Thomas de Aquino [2 ]
Dias Florencio Cabral, Virgnia Celia [1 ]
Rossiter Pinheiro, Patrcia Moura [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Rio Grande Norte HUOL UFRN, Hosp Univ Onofre Lopes, Natal, RN, Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Rio Grande Norte UFRN, Natal, RN, Brazil
关键词
Anxiety; Mite infestations; Psoriasis; Sarcoptes scabiei; CRUSTED SCABIES; ADULT; PATIENT;
D O I
10.1590/S0365-05962012000600016
中图分类号
R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
学科分类号
100206 ;
摘要
Norwegian 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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页码:910 / 913
页数:4
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