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==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
The following are believed to be risk factors for scabies:<ref name="pmid26088526">{{cite journal |vauthors=Romani L, Steer AC, Whitfeld MJ, Kaldor JM |title=Prevalence of scabies and impetigo worldwide: a systematic review |journal=Lancet Infect Dis |volume=15 |issue=8 |pages=960–7 |year=2015 |pmid=26088526 |doi=10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00132-2 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid16731272">{{cite journal |vauthors=Heukelbach J, Feldmeier H |title=Scabies |journal=Lancet |volume=367 |issue=9524 |pages=1767–74 |year=2006 |pmid=16731272 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68772-2 |url=}}</ref> | |||
*Living in high-risk areas, such as Sub-Saharan Africa and indigenous communities in Australia and New Zealand | |||
*Living in crowded areas | |||
*Homeless or displaced children | |||
*Poor [[hygiene]]: the role of poor [[hygiene]] in the development of scabies is uncertain, as [[mites]] burrowed under the [[skin]] remain alive even after daily hot baths and are usually resistant to water and soap | |||
*[[Immunocompromised]] individuals, such as the elderly, [[malnourished]] and those with [[HIV]], [[DM]] are at risk of developing Norwegian Scabies, which is the severe form | |||
==Natural History, Complications and Prognosis== | ==Natural History, Complications and Prognosis== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Synonyms and keywords: Norwegian scabies
Overview
Historical Perspective
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating Scabies from Other Diseases
Epidemiology and Demographics
Epidemiology
Demographics
Age
Race
Risk Factors
The following are believed to be risk factors for scabies:[1][2]
- Living in high-risk areas, such as Sub-Saharan Africa and indigenous communities in Australia and New Zealand
- Living in crowded areas
- Homeless or displaced children
- Poor hygiene: the role of poor hygiene in the development of scabies is uncertain, as mites burrowed under the skin remain alive even after daily hot baths and are usually resistant to water and soap
- Immunocompromised individuals, such as the elderly, malnourished and those with HIV, DM are at risk of developing Norwegian Scabies, which is the severe form
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Natural History
Complications
Major complications of scabies include:[1][2][3]
- Secondary bacterial infection of the skin and soft tissue, caused mainly by S. aureus and S. pyogenes, which include:
- Secondary bacterial infection of the skin and soft tissue can progress to life-threatening complications such as:
Prognosis
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms
Physical Examination
Laboratory Findings
Treatment
Medical Therapy
Primary Prevention
Secondary Prevention
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Romani L, Steer AC, Whitfeld MJ, Kaldor JM (2015). "Prevalence of scabies and impetigo worldwide: a systematic review". Lancet Infect Dis. 15 (8): 960–7. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00132-2. PMID 26088526.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Heukelbach J, Feldmeier H (2006). "Scabies". Lancet. 367 (9524): 1767–74. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68772-2. PMID 16731272.
- ↑ Engelman D, Kiang K, Chosidow O, McCarthy J, Fuller C, Lammie P, Hay R, Steer A (2013). "Toward the global control of human scabies: introducing the International Alliance for the Control of Scabies". PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 7 (8): e2167. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002167. PMC 3738445. PMID 23951369.