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Common Skin Infestation Flashcards

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What causes scabies?

A

Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis mite

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What are clinical presentation of Scabies?

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Pruritic papules & burrows
Predilection: Finger webs, wrist, axillae, areola, umbilicus, lower abdomen, genitals, buttocks

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What is the imaginary circle intersection the main sites of Scabies involvement: areola, axilla, elbow flexures, wrists, finger webs, umbilicus, lower abdomen, & genitalia?

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Circle of Hebra

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What are the clinical presentation of longstanding cases of Scabeis infection?

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Lichenification
Crusting
Excoriations

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What are the pharmacologic tx of Scabies infection?

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Permethrin (2x in 1 day applied 1 week apart) = safest for pregnant px & infants, lethal to mites

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