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Consensus criteria for the diagnosis of scabies: A Delphi study of international experts
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 BackgroundScabies was added to the WHO Neglected Tropical Diseases portfolio in 2017, and further understanding of the disease burden is now required. There are no uniformly accepted test methods or examination procedures for diagnosis, which limits the ...
Daniel Engelman, Andrew C Steer
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Overdiagnosis of scabies and overprescribing of scabies treatment in a scabies‐endemic region
Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2020AbstractObjectiveTo assess the objective evidence upon which diagnosis of scabies and subsequent prescription of permethrin cream or oral ivermectin is based at a tertiary referral hospital in the Northern Territory.Design, setting and participantsA retrospective cohort study of inpatients who were prescribed permethrin or ivermectin between July and ...
Claire Felmingham, Dev Tilakaratne
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Dermatologic Therapy, 2009
Scabies is an ectoparasite caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis, an obligate human parasite. There are about 300 million cases of scabies in the world each year. Common predisposing factors are overcrowding, immigration, poor hygiene, poor nutritional status, homelessness, dementia, and sexual contact. Direct skin-to-skin contact between 15
Maria I, Hicks, Dirk M, Elston
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Scabies is an ectoparasite caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis, an obligate human parasite. There are about 300 million cases of scabies in the world each year. Common predisposing factors are overcrowding, immigration, poor hygiene, poor nutritional status, homelessness, dementia, and sexual contact. Direct skin-to-skin contact between 15
Maria I, Hicks, Dirk M, Elston
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The Lancet, 2006
Scabies is a neglected parasitic disease that is a major public health problem in many resource-poor regions. It causes substantial morbidity from secondary infections and post-infective complications such as acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis.
Jörg, Heukelbach, Hermann, Feldmeier
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Scabies is a neglected parasitic disease that is a major public health problem in many resource-poor regions. It causes substantial morbidity from secondary infections and post-infective complications such as acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis.
Jörg, Heukelbach, Hermann, Feldmeier
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Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery, 2014
Scabies infestation in humans is a complex interplay between mite, host, and host environment. New techniques for diagnosis, treatment, and eradication are constantly in flux due to varying presentations of scabetic eruptions, a dearth of especially sensitive and specific measures for diagnosis, resistances to pharmacologic therapy, and disparate ...
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Scabies infestation in humans is a complex interplay between mite, host, and host environment. New techniques for diagnosis, treatment, and eradication are constantly in flux due to varying presentations of scabetic eruptions, a dearth of especially sensitive and specific measures for diagnosis, resistances to pharmacologic therapy, and disparate ...
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JAAPA, 2017
ABSTRACT Scabies, an infectious disease caused by the scabies mite, manifests as an intensely pruritic skin rash. Children, the underprivileged, and patients with immunocompromise are at a higher risk of acquiring this contagious disease. Infectivity occurs worldwide in patients of all races, ages, and sex. The classical appearance of papular
Faye Mariz, Razon, Emily, Weidman-Evans
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ABSTRACT Scabies, an infectious disease caused by the scabies mite, manifests as an intensely pruritic skin rash. Children, the underprivileged, and patients with immunocompromise are at a higher risk of acquiring this contagious disease. Infectivity occurs worldwide in patients of all races, ages, and sex. The classical appearance of papular
Faye Mariz, Razon, Emily, Weidman-Evans
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Journal of Hospital Infection, 2007
Scabies is a parasitic dermatosis with a worldwide distribution. This infestation affects millions of people annually and may cause large nosocomial outbreaks with considerable morbidity among patients and healthcare workers. Immunocompromised or elderly institutionalized patients admitted with unrecognized crusted scabies are the main source of ...
R, Vorou, H D, Remoudaki, H C, Maltezou
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Scabies is a parasitic dermatosis with a worldwide distribution. This infestation affects millions of people annually and may cause large nosocomial outbreaks with considerable morbidity among patients and healthcare workers. Immunocompromised or elderly institutionalized patients admitted with unrecognized crusted scabies are the main source of ...
R, Vorou, H D, Remoudaki, H C, Maltezou
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Dermatologic Clinics, 2018
Itch is the cardinal symptom of scabies, present in more than 90% of the cases, generalized and intense, worsening at night, and often sparing the head. The primary complications of the itch in scabies are secondary bacterial infections and psychosocial issues leading to impairment on life quality.
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Itch is the cardinal symptom of scabies, present in more than 90% of the cases, generalized and intense, worsening at night, and often sparing the head. The primary complications of the itch in scabies are secondary bacterial infections and psychosocial issues leading to impairment on life quality.
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Pediatric Clinics of North America, 1985
Scabies and pediculosis, two commonly encountered infestations both having an incidence that is on the rise, are discussed in detail in this article with special emphasis given to their symptomatology, pathogenesis, and treatment.
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Scabies and pediculosis, two commonly encountered infestations both having an incidence that is on the rise, are discussed in detail in this article with special emphasis given to their symptomatology, pathogenesis, and treatment.
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Archives of Dermatology, 1978
To the Editor.— Scabies is a disease that I frequently see in the Dermatology Clinic at Martin Luther King, Jr, General Hospital, Los Angeles. Yet, in a clinic patient population that is over 60% black, I have never documented (with microscopic identification of a mite, mite parts, mite eggs, and/or mite feces) a case of scabies in a black patient ...
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To the Editor.— Scabies is a disease that I frequently see in the Dermatology Clinic at Martin Luther King, Jr, General Hospital, Los Angeles. Yet, in a clinic patient population that is over 60% black, I have never documented (with microscopic identification of a mite, mite parts, mite eggs, and/or mite feces) a case of scabies in a black patient ...
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