ReviewActa dermato-venereologica2023
Severe Scabies: A French Multi-centre Study Involving 95 Patients with Crusted and Profuse Disease and Review of the Literature.
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- Oral ivermectin versus 5% permethrin cream to treat children and adults with classic scabies: multicentre, assessor blinded, cluster randomised clinical trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2026Trial
- Clinical features of 170 Chinese scabies cases and the therapeutic efficacy of sulfur ointment.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- The neglected majority: Inverse relationship between prevalence and global research activity of 15 dermatological diseases.Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 2026Article
- Crusted scabies associated with erythroderma: a case report in an HIV negative patient.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Expression profiles of itch markers during scabies infection in a porcine scabies model.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Misdiagnosis of crusted scabies as psoriasis: a case study.Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2025Article
- Initial stage of crusted scabies and possible diagnostic characteristics: A case series.Parasitology · 2025Review
- A cross-sectional survey of knowledge and attitudes towards scabies control in Australian aged care facilities.Epidemiology and infection · 2024Article
- Scabies in 604 Patients: A Glimpse into the Disease Burden and Its Associated Mortality in Hong Kong.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
- Scabies.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2024Review
- Secondary Bacterial Infections in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis or Other Common Dermatoses.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2024Review
- Scabies in Infants: Series of 51 Cases.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Frequent Misdiagnosis of Scabies as Eczema in China: A Descriptive Study of 23 Cases.International journal of general medicine · 2024Article
- Study of the Use of Permethrin 5% Cream in Galicia (Spain) between 2018 and 2021.Infectious disease reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
The aim of this multi-centre French retrospective study was to identify severe, i.e. crusted and profuse, scabies patients. Records were retrieved from 22 Dermatology or Infectious Diseases departments in the Ile-de-France from January 2009 to January 2015 to characterize epidemiology, demography, diagnosis, contributing factors, treatment features, and outcomes in severe scabies. A total of 95 inpatients (57 crusted and 38 profuse) were included. A higher number of cases was observed among elderly patients (>75 years), mostly living in institutions. Thirteen patients (13.6%) reported a history of previously treated scabies. Sixty-three patients (66.3%) had been seen by a previous practitioner for the current episode (up to 8 previous visits). Initial misdiagnosis (e.g. eczema, prurigo, drug-related eruptions, psoriasis) was documented in 41 patients (43.1%). Fifty-eight patients (61%) had already received 1 or more previous treatments for their current episode. Forty percent received corticosteroids or acitretin for an initial diagnosis of eczema or psoriasis. Median time from the onset of symptoms to the diagnosis of severe scabies was 3 months (range 0.3-22). Itch was present in all patients at diagnosis. Most patients (n=84, 88.4%) had comorbidities. Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches varied. Complications occurred in 11.5% of cases. To date, there is no consensus for diagnosis and treatment, and future standardization of is required for optimal management.
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