Association of recalcitrant scabies infestation and bullous pemphigoid in an infant


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  • Thilo Gambichler Department of Dermatology, Ruhr-University of Bochum; Department of Dermatology, Christian Hospital of Unna, Germany.
  • Rita Mansour Department of Dermatology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3689-2608
  • Tobias Rothoeft Department of Pediatrics, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany.
  • Enno Schmidt Department of Dermatology and Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Germany.
  • Martin Doerler Department of Dermatology, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany.
  • Laura Susok Department of Dermatology, Ruhr-University of Bochum; Department of Dermatology, Hospital Dortmund, Witten/Herdecke University, Faculty of Health/School of Medicine, Dortmund, Germany.

Dear Editor, In adults, bullous pemphigoid (BP) has been described in association with scabies. We here describe an infant with recalcitrant scabies who developed generalized BP as confirmed by serological and immunofluorescence studies. About four weeks after birth, an otherwise healthy non-vaccinated male infant was diagnosed with scabies. His parents and sister were diagnosed with scabies as well. [...]


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Gambichler, T., Mansour, R., Rothoeft, T., Schmidt, E., Doerler, M., & Susok, L. (2024). Association of recalcitrant scabies infestation and bullous pemphigoid in an infant. Dermatology Reports, 16(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2024.9751

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