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Hanan Ashrafi Noviandari1,2, Tuntas Rayinda1,2, Maulidina Agustin1,2
1Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Abstract:
Crusted scabies is a severe and highly contagious variant of scabies, characterized by extensive infestation of Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis within the epidermis. It typically occurs in individuals with compromised immune responses to parasitic infections. Crusted scabies in patients with epidermolysis bullosa, particularly recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB), is rarely reported. Here, we describe a 14-year-old girl with severe RDEB who developed crusted scabies. Treatment with a combination of ivermectin and losartan led to significant clinical improvement.
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