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| Title |
Scabies: a ubiquitous neglected skin disease
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| Published in |
Lancet Infectious Diseases, December 2006
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| DOI | 10.1016/s1473-3099(06)70654-5 |
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| Authors |
Ulrich R Hengge, Bart J Currie, Gerold Jäger, Omar Lupi, Robert A Schwartz |
| Abstract |
Scabies has been a scourge among human beings for thousands of years. Its worldwide occurrence with epidemics during war, famine, and overcrowding is responsible for an estimated 300 million people currently infested. Scabies refers to the various skin lesions produced by female mites, and their eggs and scybala that are deposited in the epidermis, leading to delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction. Recent immunological findings such as cross-reactivity with house dust mite allergens and an altered T-helper-1/T-helper-2 pattern contribute to a better understanding of the pathomechanism. Furthermore, progress in molecular biology and cloning of relevant antigens could enable the development of a diagnostic ELISA system and candidate vaccines in the near future. Typical and atypical clinical presentations with pruritus as a hallmark of scabies occur in young, pregnant, immunocompromised, and elderly patients and include bullous and crusted (Norwegian) manifestations as well as those masked by steroid use (scabies incognito). This article reviews scabies management strategies in developed countries and resource-poor communities as well as typical complications, including the emergence of resistance and drug-related adverse events. Other problems such as post-scabies eczema and reinfestation, and newer treatments such as ivermectin are also discussed. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 299 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Mozambique | 1 | <1% |
| Slovenia | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Thailand | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 288 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 50 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 34 | 11% |
| Researcher | 23 | 8% |
| Other | 20 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 6% |
| Other | 60 | 20% |
| Unknown | 95 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 111 | 37% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 26 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 3% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 9 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 2% |
| Other | 34 | 11% |
| Unknown | 102 | 34% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 22. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 June 2018.
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#1,974
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#4,594
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#2
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