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History: A mother and her 9-month-old baby both presented with complaints of pruritus, pustules, papules, and excoriations on the palms and soles.
Description: Scabies is a very contagious and pruritic skin condition caused by the arachnid mite Sarcoptes scabiei. It is often called "the itch" or "the 7-year itch." It is characterized by a papular eruption over small, raised, sinuous burrows produced by the digging of the egg-laying female mite into the epidermis. Intense pruritus associated with excoriations from scratching and secondary bacterial infections occur subsequently.
Location: The pruritus can occur anywhere on the body but spares the head and neck in adults. In infants, however,...
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