Serum thymus and activation-regulated chemokine levels before and after treatment for pruritic scabies.
Serum thymus and activation-regulated chemokine levels before and after treatment for pruritic scabies.
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瘙痒性疥疮治疗前后的血清胸腺和活化调节趋化因子水平。
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10.1111/jdv.16698
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2020
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Arakawa;Tamagawa-Mineoka;et al.
Abstract I Dear Editor, i Scabies commonly occurs in elderly patients, and classic scabies can resemble Th2 immunity-related dermatological diseases, such as atopic dermatitis (AD) and prurigo nodularis (PN). 1 Elevated serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels have been reported during scabies infections, which reduced after the scabies was treated. 2, 3, 4 Here, we report, for the first time, a case of pruritic scabies, involving elevated serum thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC) levels, which decreased after the scabies was treated. Based on the patient's clinical course, in which no treatments other than the scabies treatment were introduced, the improvement of his skin symptoms and reductions in his serum TARC and IgE levels were considered to have been due to the scabies treatment. His IgE levels were increased by the scabies infection and mildly decreased after the ivermectin treatment. gl There are two common subtypes of scabies: classic and crusted scabies. 1, 5 The skin manifestations of classic scabies include burrows and erythematous papules/nodules.[Extracted from the article]