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  • Title: Crusted scabies misdiagnosed as erythrodermic psoriasis in a 3-year-old girl with down syndrome.
    Author: Fonseca V, Price HN, Jeffries M, Alder SL, Hansen RC.
    Journal: Pediatr Dermatol; 2014; 31(6):753-4. PubMed ID: 24138478.
    Abstract:
    Scabies is a highly contagious infestation with the Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis mite. The variety of clinical presentations make timely, accurate diagnosis problematic. We report the case of a 3-year-old girl with Down syndrome and crusted scabies initially misdiagnosed as erythrodermic psoriasis.
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