RT Book, Section
A1 Wheat, Chikoti M.
A1 Burkhart, Craig N.
A1 Burkhart, Craig G.
A1 Cohen, Bernard A.
A2 Kang, Sewon
A2 Amagai, Masayuki
A2 Bruckner, Anna L.
A2 Enk, Alexander H.
A2 Margolis, David J.
A2 McMichael, Amy J.
A2 Orringer, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1161342401
T1 Scabies, Other Mites, and Pediculosis
T2 Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071837798
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161342401
RD 2024/04/23
AB AT-A-GLANCEHuman  infestation  caused  by  the  Sarcoptes  scabiei  var.  hominis  mite  that  lives  its  entire  life  cycle  within  the  epidermis.Causes  a  diffuse,  pruritic  eruption  after  an  incubation  period  of  4  to  6  weeks.Is  transmitted  by  close  physical  contact  or  by  fomites.Topical  therapy  with  permethrin  5%  cream  is  most  effective  topical  therapy,  but  oral  ivermectin,  although  off-label,  is  also  effective.Because  of  the  common  occurrence  of  asymptomatic  mite  carriers  in  the  household,  all  family  members  and  close  contacts  should  be  treated  simultaneously.