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Scabies of the scalp mimicking seborrheic dermatitis in immunocompromised patients
C Duran1, L Tamayo, M de la Luz Orozco
1National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico City, Mexico.
Pediatric Dermatology
|June 1, 1993
Abstract:
Two children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia undergoing chemotherapy had a special form of scabies characterized by fine scaling of the scalp simulating seborrheic dermatitis. Pruritus was mild or absent. Immunocompromised children and adults should receive whole-body and scalp antiscabietic treatment.