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An 57-year-old male presented with a rash on his left proximal upper arm and upper chest. Around seven discrete lesions are found on the upper left back and about four are found on the right upper back which worsen at night. Also lesions were found on the proximal thigh. The patient also exhibited pruritus His medical history consisted of a fracture of the radial bone, diverticulitis, depression, hypertension, viral hepatitis, dementia, dysphagia, anemia, encephalopathy, subdural hemorrhage, muscle weakness, chronic respiratory failure, and seborrheic dermatitis on the scalp. There was a previous treatment for scabies with elimite and stromectol.
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Eng, W., Walsh, M.J. (2015). 57 Year Old Male with Multiple Widespread Excoriations. In: Norman, R., Eng, W. (eds) Clinical Cases in Infections and Infestations of the Skin. Clinical Cases in Dermatology, vol 6. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14295-1_32
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