 Scabies
"Scabies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A contagious cutaneous inflammation caused by the bite of the mite SARCOPTES SCABIEI. It is characterized by pruritic papular eruptions and burrows and affects primarily the axillae, elbows, wrists, and genitalia, although it can spread to cover the entire body.
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D012532
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.858.211.480.708 C17.800.838.775.800
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scabies" by people in Profiles.
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Karimkhani C, Colombara DV, Drucker AM, Norton SA, Hay R, Engelman D, Steer A, Whitfeld M, Naghavi M, Dellavalle RP. The global burden of scabies: a cross-sectional analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017 12; 17(12):1247-1254.
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Good LM, Good TJ, High WA. Infantile acropustulosis in internationally adopted children. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Oct; 65(4):763-771.
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EMDE RN. Sarcoptic mange in the human. A report of an epidemic of 10 cases of infection by Sarcoptes scabiei, variety canis. Arch Dermatol. 1961 Oct; 84:633-6.
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