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Eleven years of itching: a case report of crusted scabies.
Nurdan Seda Kutlu, Enver Turan, Vefa Aslı Erdemir, Mehmet Salih Gürel, Erol Rüştü Bozkurt
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Abstract
Crusted scabies is a rare and highly contagious form of scabies that is characterized by uncontrolled proliferation of mites in the skin, extensive hyperkeratotic scaling, crusted lesions, and variable pruritus. We report the case of a 48-year-old man with an 11-year history of pruritic, hyperkeratotic, psoriasiform plaques and widespread erythematous papules that was diagnosed as crusted scabies.