Scabies in the nursing home, misdiagnosis means costs, and embarrassment: story of a centenarian smitten by scabies!

• Authors: Padmavathi Murakonda, Khashayar Yazdanbaksh, T S Dharmarajan
• Journal: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (J Am Med Dir Assoc) Vol. 15 Issue 1 Pg. 74-5 (Jan 2014) ISSN: 1538-9375 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 24359700 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Letter)

Chemical References

• Insecticides
• Permethrin

Topics

• Aged, 80 and over
• Cross Infection (diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Dementia (complications)
• Diagnostic Errors
• Female
• Humans
• Insecticides (therapeutic use)
• Nursing Homes
• Permethrin (therapeutic use)
• Scabies (diagnosis, drug therapy)