Human scabies acquired from a pet puppy

Morsy, T.A.; Bakr, M.E.; Ahmed, M.M.; Kotb, M.M.

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology 24(2): 305-308

1994


ISSN/ISBN: 1110-0583
PMID: 8077749
Document Number: 434847
Scabies is a very old contagious skin disease caused by itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei which burrows into the stratum corneum. Nowadays, human scabies is one of the health problems among the school children. This paper dealt with a case of scabies in a preschool aged child who acquired the infestation from his pet puppy.

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