Case Report: Simultaneous presence of Sarcoptes scabiei and fungal elements in scrapings from a patient with bullous pemphigoid

Glucocorticoids exert their therapeutic effects by broadly suppressing the activity of immune cells, thereby increasing the risk of infection. Although this risk is dose-dependent, a clinically meaningful increase in infection risk persists even at daily doses lower than 5 mg of prednisone equivalent. We herein report the first documented case of a patient who developed concurrent crusted scabies and <i>Candida albicans</i> infection following glucocorticoid therapy for bullous pemphigoid.

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Frontiers in Medicine
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2026-03-09
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1773134
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Nail Diseases and Treatments
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Case Report: Simultaneous presence of Sarcoptes scabiei and fungal elements in scrapings from a patient with bullous pemphigoid

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Case Report: Simultaneous presence of Sarcoptes scabiei and fungal elements in scrapings from a patient with bullous pemphigoid

Qiuping Li, Zehu Liu, Xiujiao Xia, Yifeng Ye, Li Chai, Wenwen Lv
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Glucocorticoids exert their therapeutic effects by broadly suppressing the activity of immune cells, thereby increasing the risk of infection. Although this risk is dose-dependent, a clinically meaningful increase in infection risk persists even at daily doses lower than 5 mg of prednisone equivalent. We herein report the first documented case of a patient who developed concurrent crusted scabies and <i>Candida albicans</i> infection following glucocorticoid therapy for bullous pemphigoid.

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Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (CN), The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (CN)
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