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Scabies

Olivier Chosidow, M.D., Ph.D.

A 30-year-old man notes diffuse, intense itching. He reports that his girlfriend has the same itchiness. Examination of the skin reveals interdigital lesions, with small papules, vesicles, and excoriations on the hands and indurated nodules on the genitalia, all of which are suggestive of classic scabies. How should this case be managed?

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Funding and Disclosures

Dr. Chosidow reports having received consulting fees from Johnson & Johnson. No other potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

I am indebted to A. Mahé, A. Petit, R.S. Stern, and S.F. Walton for their helpful comments; to B. Cribier, C. Francès, A. Izri, and J. Revuz for providing some of the figures; and to J. Jacobson for editorial assistance.

Author Affiliations

From Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 6, and the Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon, Paris.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Chosidow at the Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Hôpital Tenon, 4, rue de la Chine, 75970 Paris CEDEX 20, France, or at [email protected].

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