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Scabies. How to find and stop the itch
C Pruksachatkunakorn1, A M Duarte, L Schachner
1Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33101.
Postgraduate Medicine
|May 1, 1992
Abstract:
Scabies is a pruritic skin infestation caused by the itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei. Physical proximity allows the mite to move from one host to another. The diagnosis is made by identifying the mite or its eggs or excrement microscopically from a sample of skin scrapings. Treatment is achieved with topical application of a scabicide and elimination of the mite from the patient's surroundings.