Indian Journal of Dermatology (Jan 2002)

Crusted Scabies In An HIV Seropositive Woman

  • Thappa Devinder Mohan,
  • Laxmisha Chandrashekhar,
  • Karthikeyan Kaliaperumal

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 47, no. 4
pp. 253 – 254

Abstract

Read online

A 27 year old female presented with itchy lesions over the trunk and extremities of six month duration. She had typical lesions of scabies in hands, besides crusted hyperkeratotic lesions over the lumber and gluteal areas, and was found to have underlying HIV infection. The case is reported for unusual presentation and its rarity.