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JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 2007
Scabies is a common public health problem, with an estimated prevalence of 300 million cases worldwide, the majority in resource-poor countries. In industrialised countries, it is most common in institutionalised communities.We conducted a systematic review and aimed to answer the following clinical questions: What are the effects of topical treatments
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Scabies is a common public health problem, with an estimated prevalence of 300 million cases worldwide, the majority in resource-poor countries. In industrialised countries, it is most common in institutionalised communities.We conducted a systematic review and aimed to answer the following clinical questions: What are the effects of topical treatments
Cord, Sunderkötter +5 more
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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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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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Clinical evidence, 2002
The aim of this review is to draw attention to the fact that scabies still causes clinical problems and gives rise to epidemics in hospitals and institutions. We describe the clinical aspects of ordinary and crusted scabies and newer diagnostic methods, such as epiluminescence microscopy and PCR. The current treatment of scabies in Denmark is mentioned,
Godfrey, Walker, Paul, Johnstone
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The aim of this review is to draw attention to the fact that scabies still causes clinical problems and gives rise to epidemics in hospitals and institutions. We describe the clinical aspects of ordinary and crusted scabies and newer diagnostic methods, such as epiluminescence microscopy and PCR. The current treatment of scabies in Denmark is mentioned,
Godfrey, Walker, Paul, Johnstone
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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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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.
Jannic, Arnaud +3 more
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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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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1971
This study on the current status of scabies is based upon information obtained from a survey form completed by 86 American and 73 foreign dermatologists, and comprehensive review of the world literature. Although the disease became uncommon in the 1950s, there has been since 1963 and 1964 a progressive increase in scabies in many parts of the world, to
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This study on the current status of scabies is based upon information obtained from a survey form completed by 86 American and 73 foreign dermatologists, and comprehensive review of the world literature. Although the disease became uncommon in the 1950s, there has been since 1963 and 1964 a progressive increase in scabies in many parts of the world, to
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Archives of Dermatology, 1979
To the Editor.— In the AugustArchives, Dr A. Paul Kelly reports that he has never, in his clinic with an attendance of more than 60% blacks, seen a single documented case of scabies in his black patients (114:1245, 1978). He requests information from all physicians with documented cases of scabies in black patients. To me, this request is astonishing.
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To the Editor.— In the AugustArchives, Dr A. Paul Kelly reports that he has never, in his clinic with an attendance of more than 60% blacks, seen a single documented case of scabies in his black patients (114:1245, 1978). He requests information from all physicians with documented cases of scabies in black patients. To me, this request is astonishing.
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