Crusted (Norvegian) scabies
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A 86-year-old fully bedridden woman with dementia and chronic kidney disease presented with extensive, grey-yellowish hyperkeratotic plaques located on the palms, axillae, chest, and face that had occurred 3 months ago (Fig. 1). Moreover, a generalized rash with thickening of the skin and intense pruritus was present. Dematoscopy revealed several dense triangles suspicious for scabies mites head parts (called ‘‘delta wing jet sign’’) (Fig. 2; arrow). A lesional skin biopsy as well as specimen obtained from scraping confirmed an infection with Sarcoptes scabiei (Fig. 3; arrow, Fig. 4). The patient was treated with a IDCases 5 (2016) 4–5
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