Dermoscopy aids the diagnosis of crusted scabies in an erythrodermic patient

A 72-year-old woman with a 1-year history of progressive erythematosquamous lesions and peripheral blood eosinophilia was given a diagnosis of primary hypereosinophilic syndrome. She was treated with prednisone (60 mg/d). Her condition evolved into erythroderma. Physical examination revealed erythroderma and white-grayish crusts on head, trunk, and extremities (Fig 1).

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Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - August 17, 2015 Category: Dermatology Authors: Luis Agustín Bollea Garlatti, Ana Clara Torre, María Luz Bollea Garlatti, Ricardo Luis Galimberti, Giuseppe Argenziano Tags: Dermoscopy case of the month Source Type: research