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Crusted scabies complicated with herpes simplex and sepsis

Author(s) -

Safoura Shakoei,

Arghavan Azizpour,

Maryam Nasimi,

Alireza Ghanadan,

Fariba Mohammadi

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

indian journal of dermatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395

H-Index - 36

eISSN - 1998-3611

pISSN - 0019-5154

DOI - 10.4103/ijd.ijd_463_18

Subject(s) - medicine , scabies , dermatology , herpes simplex virus , virology , simplex , sepsis , immunology , virus , combinatorics , mathematics

Crusted scabies is a rare and extremely contagious infestation by Sarcoptes scabiei . Kaposi's varicelliform eruption (KVE) refers to herpes simplex virus infection superimposed on pre-existing dermatosis such as atopic dermatitis, Darier's disease, and pemphigus. We report a case of KVE superimposed on crusted scabies in a middle-aged woman. Her condition was complicated with sepsis. She was treated with IV meropenem, vancomycin, and acyclovir and was released 2 weeks later in good condition. To our knowledge, only rare cases of crusted scabies complicated by KVE have been reported.

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