Figure 1 Quiz of the Week A 38-year-old man presents with itchy, scaly lesions on his elbows and small, erythematous papules in the web spaces of his fingers. Image credit: @RamonaNP. Answer: Scabies Scabies is caused by the tick Sarcoptes scabiei, that burrows into human skin where it lays its eggs. The inflammation is caused…
What’s causing these pruritic lesions?
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