Pediatrics. Consilium MedicumPediatrics. Consilium Medicum2658-66302658-6622Consilium Medicum12016210.26442/26586630.2022.4.201885Research ArticleNorwegian scabies in children. Case reportBelikovAlexander N.<p>Cand. Sci. (Med.), Assoc. Prof., Tsiolkovski Kaluga State University</p>marykor@bk.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2238-3378GolubevaPolina A.<p>Dermatovenereologist, Moscow Scientific and Practical Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology</p>marykor@bk.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4973-7287PetrenkoEkaterina V.<p>Cand. Sci. (Med.), Kaluga Regional Clinical Dermatovenerologic Dispensary</p>marykor@bk.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5296-5734SheremetevaNatalya V.<p>Student, Tsiolkovsky Kaluga State University</p>marykor@bk.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9325-2562IuditskaiaMargarita V.<p>Student, Tsiolkovsky Kaluga State University</p>marykor@bk.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7372-4355KorsunskayaIrina M.<p>D. Sci. (Med.), Prof., Center for Theoretical Problems of Physico-Chemical Pharmacology</p>marykor@bk.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6583-0318Tsiolkovski Kaluga State UniversityMoscow Scientific and Practical Center of Dermatovenereology and CosmetologyKaluga Regional Clinical Dermatovenerologic DispensaryCenter for Theoretical Problems of Physico-Chemical Pharmacology1801202343493510201202302012023Copyright © 2023, Consilium Medicum2023<p>Norwegian scabies is a highly contagious form of scabies that is quite common in immunosuppressed patients. Given the atypical clinical presentation, this form of the disease may remain undiagnosed for a long time. Norwegian scabies is often reported in elderly patients but can also occur in children. This article presents a clinical case of a 6-year-old patient to draw the attention of specialists to this disease in pediatric practice.</p>scabiescrusted scabiesNorwegian scabiesclinical caseчесоткакорковая чесотканорвежская чесоткаклинический случай[Swe PM, Christian LD, Lu HC, et al. Complement inhibition by Sarcoptes scabiei protects Streptococcus pyogenes – An in vitro study to unravel the molecular mechanisms behind the poorly understood predilection of S. pyogenes to infect mite-induced skin lesions. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017;11(3):e0005437. DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005437][Cox V, Fuller LC, Engelman D, et al. Estimating the global burden of scabies: what else do we need? Br J Dermatol. 2021;184(2):237-42. DOI:10.1111/bjd][Chandler DJ, Fuller LC. A Review of scabies: an infestation more than skin deep. Dermatology. 2019;235(2):79-90. DOI:10.1159/000495290][Chosidow O. Clinical practices. scabies. N Engl J Med. 2006;354(16):1718-27. DOI:10.1056/NEJMcp052784][Wong SS, Poon RW, Chau S, et al. Development of conventional and real-time quantitative PCR assays for diagnosis and monitoring of scabies. J Clin Microbiol. 2015;53(7):2095-102. DOI:10.1128/JCM.00073-15][May P, Bowen A, Tong S, et al. Protocol for the systematic review of the prevention, treatment and public health management of impetigo, scabies and fungal skin infections in resource-limited settings. Syst Rev. 2016;5(1):162 DOI:10.1186/s13643-016-0335-0][Roberts LJ, Huffam SE, Walton SF, Currie BJ. Crusted scabies: clinical and immunological findings in seventy-eight patients and a review of the literature. J Infect. 2005;50(5):375-81. DOI:10.1016/j.jinf.2004.08.033][Hasan T, Krause VL, James C, Currie BJ. Crusted scabies; a 2-year prospective study from the Northern Territory of Australia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020;14(12):e0008994. DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0008994][Davis JS, McGloughlin S, Tong SY, et al. A novel clinical grading scale to guide the management of crusted scabies. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013;7(9):e2387. DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002387][Cassell JA, Middleton J, Nalabanda A, et al. Scabies outbreaks in ten care homes for elderly people: a prospective study of clinical features, epidemiology, and treatment outcomes. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018;18:894-02.][Hengge UR, Currie BJ, Joger G, et al. Scabies: a ubiquitous neglected skin disease. Lancet Infect Dis. 2006;6:769-79.][Karthikeyan K. Crusted scabies. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2009;75:340-7.][Leung AKC, Lam JM, Leong KF. Scabies: a neglected global disease. Curr Pediatr Rev. 2020;16:33-42.][Thomas C, Coates SJ, Engelman D, et al. Ectoparasites: scabies. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020;82:533-48.][Hamm H, Stoevesandt J, Sunderkötter C. Skabies im Alter. Z Gerontol Geriatr. 2019;52:795-807.]