Case Report: Bullous Scabies in Two Children below 10 Years.

Am J Trop Med Hyg

Department of Dermatology, The Eastern Hospital of The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

Published: December 2017

Bullous scabies is an infrequent and atypical presentation of scabies, with predilection for elderly and males. Its median age of presentation is 70 years. We report two male cases of bullous scabies who were 7 years and 6 months old. Both patients had excellent response to sulfur 10% ointment alone and have had no recurrence in more than 3 months of follow-up.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805058PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0344DOI Listing

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