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. 2023 Aug 14:33:e01876.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01876. eCollection 2023.

Crusted scabies

D Lyons  1 , E Duff  2 , C Kilgallen  3 , O O Brien  3 , S Collins  2 , K Eustace  1
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Crusted scabies

D Lyons et al. IDCases. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Dermatopathology; Histopathology; Immunosuppression; Scabies; Transplant.

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Crusted scabies: Clinical presentation.
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Crusted scabies: H+E of mite Sarcoptes scabiei in stratum corneum x200 magnification.
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