TY - JOUR T1 - Localised genital Norwegian scabies in an AIDS patient JF - Sexually Transmitted Infections JO - Sex Transm Infect SP - 72 LP - 73 DO - 10.1136/sti.2003.002048 VL - 80 IS - 1 AU - A G Perna AU - K Bell AU - T Rosen Y1 - 2004/02/01 UR - http://sti.bmj.com/content/80/1/72.abstract N2 - Objectives: We present a case of an AIDS patient with Norwegian scabies manifest by a single, crusted plaque localised to the glans penis. Methods: A 45 year old man with AIDS presented to our clinic complaining of a red papular pruritic rash on his abdomen and anterior thighs and a single, thick, crusted, non-pruritic lesion on the penis. He had been treated with lindane topically prior to the development of the penile lesion without resolution of the pruritus or red papular lesions. A mineral oil preparation was obtained from the hyperkeratotic penile lesion and revealed numerous mite eggs and faeces. Results: The diagnosis of localised, genital Norwegian scabies was made. The patient was treated with ivermectin 200 μg/kg per dose taken as two doses, 14 days apart, with complete resolution of both pruritus and skin lesions. Conclusions: This patient is the first known report of Norwegian scabies localised as a single lesion on the penis. He was successfully treated with oral ivermectin monotherapy. ER -