Crusted scabies: a clinical marker of human T‐lymphotropic virus type 1 infection in central Australia

Medical Journal of AustraliaVolume 200, Issue 11 p. 633-634 Letter Crusted scabies: a clinical marker of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 infection in central Australia Lloyd J Einsiedel, Corresponding Author Lloyd J Einsiedel Physician [email protected] Northern Territory Rural Clinical School, Flinders University, Alice Springs, NT.Correspondence: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorClinton Pepperill, Clinton Pepperill Aboriginal Research Officer Northern Territory Rural Clinical School, Flinders University, Alice Springs, NT.Search for more papers by this authorKim Wilson, Kim Wilson Senior Scientist National Serology Reference Laboratory, Melbourne, VIC.Search for more papers by this author Lloyd J Einsiedel, Corresponding Author Lloyd J Einsiedel Physician [email protected] Northern Territory Rural Clinical School, Flinders University, Alice Springs, NT.Correspondence: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorClinton Pepperill, Clinton Pepperill Aboriginal Research Officer Northern Territory Rural Clinical School, Flinders University, Alice Springs, NT.Search for more papers by this authorKim Wilson, Kim Wilson Senior Scientist National Serology Reference Laboratory, Melbourne, VIC.Search for more papers by this author First published: 16 June 2014 https://doi.org/10.5694/mja14.00458Citations: 7Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References 1Walton SF, Currie BJ. Problems in diagnosing scabies, a global disease in human and animal populations. Clin Microbiol Rev 2007; 20: 268–279. 2Roberts LJ, Huffam SE, Walton SF, Currie BJ. Crusted scabies: clinical and immunological findings in seventy-eight patients and a review of the literature. J Infect 2005; 50: 375–381. 3Einsiedel L, Spelman T, Goeman E, et al. Clinical associations of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 infection in an Indigenous Australian population. PLOS Negl Trop Dis 2014; 8: e2643. 4Verdonck K, Gonzalez E, Van Dooren S, et al. Human T-lymphotropic virus 1: recent knowledge about an ancient infection. Lancet Infect Dis 2007; 7: 266–281. 5Mollison LC, Lo ST, Marning G. HTLV-1 and scabies in Australian Aborigines. Lancet 1993; 341: 1281–1282. Citing Literature Volume200, Issue11Indigenous issueJune 2014Pages 633-634 ReferencesRelatedInformation