Norwegian Scabies

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  • Patrick Burns
  • Shelley Yang
  • Jared Strote
چکیده

PATIENT PRESENTATION A 48-year-old male presented with body aches and a chronic rash. He had no medical history aside from two unsuccessful treatments for presumed scabies and a recent diagnosis of psoriasis. Physical exam revealed hypotension, tachycardia, and profound, diffuse yellow crusting of the skin with erythematous erosions covering non-crusted areas (Figure). The patient was resuscitated and treated for septic shock while microscopic evaluation of scrapings of the crusted skin was performed (Video). University of Washington, Department of Emergency Medicine, Seattle, Washington University of Washington, Department of Dermatology, Seattle, Washington * †

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دوره 16  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015