Crusted scabies: Re-emphasising its importance and clinical features
Scabies is a neglected tropical disease and its florid form, crusted scabies, although rare, may have life-threatening complications. It is described in both immuno-competent and immuno-compromised individuals. When an individual harbours millions of mites, it manifests as crusted scabies, which mimics various dermatologic disorders and can potentially cause community outbreaks. This report describes two cases of crusted scabies and differentiates it from common dermatologic mimics.
Authors
- Swastika Suvirya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6952-1037)
- Prashant Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6925-3546)
- Divya Seshadri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4361-5537)
- Parul Verma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5920-2676)
- Aditi Jha
Institutions
- King George's Medical University (IN)
- Otaru Municipal Hospital (JP)
- Sparsh Hospital (IN)
- Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Doctor
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00494755251397193
- Primary Topic
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00