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1: Pediatr Dermatol. 2002 Sep-Oct;19(5):409-11.
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Scabies incognito presenting as urticaria pigmentosa in an infant.

Kim KJ, Roh KH, Choi JH, Sung KJ, Moon KC, Koh JK.

Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.

Misdiagnosis is frequent in scabies of infants and children because of a low index of suspicion, secondary eczematous changes, and inappropriate therapy. Topical or systemic corticosteroids may modify the clinical presentation of scabies and that situation is referred to as scabies incognito. We describe a 10-month-old infant with scabies incognito mimicking urticaria pigmentosa.

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PMID: 12383096 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]