Childhood scabies: a different entity
Níguez Carbonell, J.C.; García-Marcos Alvarez, L.; Sebastián Raz, J.M.; García Marcos, V.; Guillén Pérez, J.J.
Anales Espanoles de Pediatria 28(1): 67-72
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0302-4342 PMID: 3279890 Document Number: 324731
Epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects that make scabies a clinical entity with a special personality in the pediatric field, are reviewed. On the epidemiological aspects, a special mention of its unsuspected frequency in this age is made. Scabies is an endemic disease in our country among the more deprived people. On the clinical aspects, the great importance of clinical history and distribution of skin lesions for the early diagnosis is pointed out. Some "alert pointers" are described for this early diagnosis. On the therapeutic field, the importance of the primary care prevention is discussed, and the drug approach for its relieve is commented.