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Treating scabies infestations in children and adults
Author(s) -
Whybrew Chin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
prescriber
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1931-2253
pISSN - 0959-6682
DOI - 10.1002/psb.1568
Subject(s) - scabies , medicine , infestation , rash , mite , dermatology , ecology , biology , botany
Scabies is a skin condition caused by a burrowing mite infestation that usually presents as an itchy papular rash. This article describes how to recognise a scabies infestation and examines the efficacy and suitability of the various treatment options.