What an Itchyinterglutealcleft Can Hide

Abstract

Scabiesis a contagiousubiquitousectoparasitosis, with exclusive human-to-human transmission, It usuallypresentswith herpes, papulo-vesicles, nodules, and intense pruritus at night, which cause pain and disturbedsleep in the affectedindividuals.Dermoscopy, a non-invasiveopticalmagnifying technique, has been used to aid in the diagnosis of scabies in recentyears, as in the case of our patient, aged 57, whopresented an atypicalfeatures of scabies, he was treatedwithantiycotics and thendermocorticoids, but thanks to dermoscopy, the diagnosiswasrectified.