We describe a large outbreak associated with a crusted (Norwegian) scabies case in an immunocompromised patient following treatment with TNF-α inhibitor (adalimumab) for psoriasis arthritis. The increasing use of TNF-α inhibitors should induce clinicians to consider this serious parasitic infection when evaluating skin rashes in patients receiving biologic therapies.
Large nosocomial outbreak associated with a Norwegian scabies index case undergoing TNF-a inhibitor treatment: management and control / Belvisi, Valeria; Orsi, Giovanni Battista; Borgo, Cosmo Del; Fabietti, Paolo; Ianari, Adriana; Albertoni, Francesco; Porcelli, Patricia; Potenza, Concetta; Mastroianni, Claudio Maria. - In: INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. - ISSN 0899-823X. - STAMPA. - (2015), pp. 1-3. [10.1017/ice.2015.188]
Large nosocomial outbreak associated with a Norwegian scabies index case undergoing TNF-a inhibitor treatment: management and control
BELVISI, VALERIA;ORSI, Giovanni Battista;POTENZA, Concetta;MASTROIANNI, Claudio Maria
2015
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We describe a large outbreak associated with a crusted (Norwegian) scabies case in an immunocompromised patient following treatment with TNF-α inhibitor (adalimumab) for psoriasis arthritis. The increasing use of TNF-α inhibitors should induce clinicians to consider this serious parasitic infection when evaluating skin rashes in patients receiving biologic therapies.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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