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Severe and Norwegian scabies are strongly associated with retroviral (HIV-1/HTLV-1) infection in Bahia, Brazil.

Brites C, Weyll M, Pedroso C, Badaró R.

Hospital Universitário Professor Edgard Santos, Universidade Federal de bahia, Salvador, Brazil.

Severe scabies has been associated with HTLV infection. To evaluate the impact of HTLV-I/HIV-1 co-infection on the clinical presentation of scabies, we reviewed 91 cases of scabies in Bahia, Brazil, during a 3 year period. Infections by HIV-1 (50%), HTLV-I (32%), and both (20%) were highly prevalent. Crusted or severe scabies were strongly associated with HTLV-I and, to a lesser degree, with HIV-1 infection. Co-infected patients had a higher risk of death (P = 0.01). Severe forms of scabies were highly predictive of double retroviral infection.

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PMID: 12045498 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]