Neurological Disorders

Neurology Service, University Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain

Publications

• Case Report   
  Four episodes of classic scabies associated with Ocrelizumab Therapy
  Author(s): José Vicente Hervás García*, Anna Gil-Sánchez, González-Mingot, Yhovany Gallego, Lara Nogueras, Silvia Peralta, María José Solana, Xavier Soria, Juan Manuel Pericàs and Luis Brieva
  
  Introduction: Scabies is a skin infection caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei (variety hominis) mite. The classic variant produces pruritic lesions with intense, persistent itching. Immunosuppressed patients develop a more aggressive form of the infection known as crusted (Norwegian) scabies. Clinical cases: We present four episodes of ocrelizumab-treated multiple sclerosis patients with B-cell lymphopenia who developed the classic variant of scabies. Conclusion: To our knowledge, no cases have been published in the literature, which relate ocrelizumab with the development of scabies. The maintenance of cellular immune response protects of development of crusted scabies... Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2329-6895.2020.8.420

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