RESUMEN

We report on a 34-year-old refugee from the Balkans presenting with a generalized papular rash during induction chemotherapy for acute myeloblastic leukaemia (AML M4eo). This rash appeared on day 5 of the chemotherapy and was diagnosed as disseminated scabies. It was successfully treated with a combination of oral ivermectin and topical lindane. Scabies disappeared completely despite ongoing neutropenia and other severe infectious complications. Disseminated scabies should be included in the differential diagnosis of rash in severely immunosuppressed patients coming from poor housing conditions.

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Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/tratamiento farmacológico , Escabiosis/inducido químicamente , Adulto , Efectos Colaterales y Reacciones Adversas Relacionados con Medicamentos , Humanos , Masculino