Case reports describe Norwegian scabies affecting immunocompromised patients with Down syndrome, highlighting diagnosis challenges.
Hyperkeratotic scabies, or Norwegian scabies, are a severe form of scabies occurring in immunocompromised patients or those with a mental deficiency such as Downs syndrome. It is characterized by a clinical polymorphism posing difficulties in clinical diagnosis
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