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Article Abstract
Introduction: Nail involvement in patients with crusted scabies is well known. It is characterized clinically by subungual hyperkeratosis and onycholysis. "Classical" scabies involving the nails was rarely reported.
Case Presentations: We describe 2 patients with classical scabies located exclusively on a toenail. In the first patient, the complete disappearance of the nail plate was observed. In the second patient, a thick, greyish-brown nail plate, surrounded by scales, was observed. Both patients were successfully treated with permethrin and ivermectin.
Conclusion: A possible explanation about the fact that scabies remained limited to only one toenail is suggested.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12052362 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000545326 | DOI Listing |
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