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Case Reports
. 2017 Dec;97(6):1746-1748.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0344. Epub 2017 Sep 21.

Case Report: Bullous Scabies in Two Children below 10 Years

Ze-Yu Luo  1 , Mei Zeng  2 , Qian Gao  1 , Yu-Kun Zhao  3 , Rashmi Sarkar  4 , Shu-Ping Liao  5 , Di-Qing Luo  3
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Case Reports

Case Report: Bullous Scabies in Two Children below 10 Years

Ze-Yu Luo et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Dec.

Abstract

Bullous scabies is an infrequent and atypical presentation of scabies, with predilection for elderly and males. Its median age of presentation is 70 years. We report two male cases of bullous scabies who were 7 years and 6 months old. Both patients had excellent response to sulfur 10% ointment alone and have had no recurrence in more than 3 months of follow-up.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A) Discrete multiple papules and tense blisters with clear fluid (the white arrow) distributed on the left hand (the insert is the magnification of the blister) and (B) excoriations on palm. This figure appears in color at www.ajtmh.org.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Discrete papules and intact tense blisters about 0.5 to 0.8 cm in size on the hand. This figure appears in color at www.ajtmh.org.
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