Question

A 25-year-old man develops a widespread, intensely pruritic papular rash with burrows in the finger webs and around the waist after returning to a remote community where several family members are similarly affected. What is the most appropriate first-line treatment?

Accepted Answer

Topical permethrin 5% applied to the whole body including the neck and repeated in 7 days

Answer

Topical corticosteroids alone

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Oral aciclovir

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Topical antibiotics

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UV phototherapy

Practice question

A 25-year-old man develops a widespread, intensely pruritic papular rash with burrows in the finger webs and around the waist after returning to a remote community where several family members are similarly affected. What is the most appropriate first-line treatment?