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Ivermectin-responsive crusted scabies in HTLV1 carrier
F Cordoliani1, E Vasseur, M Baccard
1Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
We report a case of HTLV1 infection revealed by crusted scabies and widespread dermatophytosis in an African woman. HTLV1 infection was not complicated by adult T cell leukemia or myelopathy. Crusted scabies is a marker of HTLV1 infection. The importance of oral ivermectin therapy in crusted scabies is emphasized.