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Escalating Threat of Drug-Resistant Human Scabies: Current Insights and Future Directions
Journal of Clinical MedicineBackground: Scabies is a prevalent dermatological condition with significant public health implications. The recent rise in drug-resistant scabies presents new challenges for effective disease management and control.
Thierry Simonart, X. Lam Hoai
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Scabies in Spain? A comprehensive epidemiological picture
PLoS ONE, 2021 Introduction Scabies is a neglected disease stablished worldwide with a fairy well determined incidence. In high-income countries, it often causes outbreaks affecting the residents and staff of institutions and long-term facilities, usually hard to ...
Lidia Redondo-Bravo +6 more
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Dermatologic Therapy, 2021 Recently, there have been increased scabies infestations but many patients do not respond to treatment. Clinicians are hesitant to use permethrin despite the fact that treatment failure may be due to noncompliance with the treatment rather than ...
Aslan Yürekli
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The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Gaza's health system has been devastated by a confluence of political determinants that long predated the 2023–25 Israeli military assault and were dramatically intensified during it. Using historical, political economy, ethical, and health systems lenses, this article argues that settler colonialism, military occupation, and a protracted ...
Bilal Irfan +19 more
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Spontaneous Resolution of Delusional Infestation Upon Eliminating Social Isolation: A Case Report
JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Delusional infestation (DI) is a psychiatric condition involving a false belief of parasitic infection. A 79‐year‐old woman with persistent pruritus and scabies delusion refused antipsychotics but improved after relocating to assisted living.
Veranca Shah, Jesse J. Keller
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Reemergence of Scabies Driven by Adolescents and Young Adults, Germany, 2009–2018
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2021 To validate anecdotal evidence on scabies infestations, we analyzed inpatient and outpatient claims data in Germany. Scabies diagnoses increased 9-fold and treatment failure 4-fold during 2009–2018, driven mainly by persons 15–24 years of age. Prevention
F. Reichert +4 more
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Sexually transmitted scabies in resource-limited settings: a facility-based cross-sectional study [PDF]
Infectious Diseases and Tropical MedicineObjective: Recent surges in scabies incidence in some countries have been attributed to increased transmission through sexual contact. Few data are available on the burden of sexually transmitted scabies in Sub-Saharan Africa.
A. Ajani +7 more
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JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Mycosis fungoides is a cutaneous T‐cell lymphoma with a classically relatively good prognosis, mostly diagnosed in men over the age of 50. It classically manifests as erythematosquamous plaques, but can take a variety of forms. Here we describe four cases of mycosis fungoides diagnosed in children, with psoriasiform palmoplantar keratoderma as
S. Grandjacquot +7 more
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The efficacy of sampling strategies for estimating scabies prevalence.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 BackgroundEstimating community level scabies prevalence is crucial for targeting interventions to areas of greatest need. The World Health Organisation recommends sampling at the unit of households or schools, but there is presently no standardised ...
Nefel Tellioglu +4 more
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Scabies in Indonesia: Epidemiology and Prevention
Insights in Public Health Journal, 2021 Scabies is still a health problem in the world, including Indonesia. The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2017 stated that scabies is included in the Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) which requires large-scale control.
Reqgi First Trasia
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