European Journal of Dermatology
MENUCrusted scabies in a liver transplant patient mimicking rupioid psoriasis Volume 26, issue 5, September-October 2016
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1 Department of Systems Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Tor Vergata University, Rome,
2 Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Hepatology Unit, Tor Vergata University, Rome,
3 Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Institute of Anatomic Pathology, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2016.2827
- Page(s) : 495-6
- Published in: 2016
Crusted scabies is a rare, highly contagious infection caused by massive infestation of Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis. Patients with a weakened immune system are particularly affected by crusted scabies, as an inadequate host response and subsequent unrestrained growth of parasitic mites play a key pathogenetic role. Clinical presentation of crusted scabies typically features psoriasiform, warty skin plaques. We hereby report the case of a liver transplant patient with a peculiar presentation of [...]