Treatment of crusted scabies with albendazole: A case report

Dermatol Online J. 2009 Oct 15;15(10):17.

Abstract

Crusted scabies is a severe variant of scabies caused by the ectoparasite Sarcoptes scabiei. It is characterized by high mite burden, extensive hyperkeratotic scaling, crusted lesions, variable pruritus, generalized lymphadenopathy, erythroderma, and eosinophilia, in some cases. There is an increased incidence of crusted scabies, particularly among patients with HIV infection. We describe a 22-year-old Syrian immunocompetent female who had hyperkeratotic psoriasiform plaques and hyperkeratosis without itching. She was treated with oral albendazole and topical crotamiton with salicylic acid 5 percent.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Albendazole / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Scabies / drug therapy*
  • Scabies / pathology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Albendazole