Crusted Scabies Complicated with Herpes Simplex and Sepsis

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...

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Autores principales: Azizpour, Arghavan, Nasimi, Maryam, Ghanadan, Alireza, Mohammadi, Fariba, Shakoei, Safoura
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7423228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32831373
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijd.IJD_463_18
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Sumario: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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