Scabies Flashcards
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Scabies
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Hands - finger webs
Wrist
Under the arms
Genitalia
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Scabies
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Sarcoptes scabiei mite
Female lays eggs in the skin
Burrows are diagnostic
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Scabies
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Tx Permethrin 5% cream - applied for 8 hours, then washed off - repeat in one week Lindane 1% cream - Applied for 6 hours, then washed off - CNS toxic - not for infant, children, pregnancy
