Crusted (Norwegian) Scabies Following Systemic and Topical Corticosteroid Therapy
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Crusted (Norwegian) Scabies Following Systemic and Topical Corticosteroid Therapy
It is a case study of a 62-yr-old female with crusted (Norwegian) scabies, which appeared during her treatment with systemic and topical corticosteroid therapy, under the diagnosis of erythroderma. In the same time, the patient had been suffered from hypothyoidism, and her skin changes were misdiagnosed, because it was thought that they are associated with her endocrine disorder. Suddenly, besi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Medical Science
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1011-8934,1598-6357
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.1.188