Question

A 55-year-old man presents with pruritic burrows and papules in the web spaces of his fingers and around the waistline. Several family members are also itchy. Which is the most appropriate first-line treatment?

Accepted Answer

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

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Topical hydrocortisone 1% cream only

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Oral aciclovir

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Oral doxycycline

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Topical mupirocin

Practice question

A 55-year-old man presents with pruritic burrows and papules in the web spaces of his fingers and around the waistline. Several family members are also itchy. Which is the most appropriate first-line treatment?