"Scabies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A contagious cutaneous inflammation caused by the bite of the mite SARCOPTES SCABIEI. It is characterized by pruritic papular eruptions and burrows and affects primarily the axillae, elbows, wrists, and genitalia, although it can spread to cover the entire body.
| Descriptor ID |
D012532
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.858.211.480.708 C17.800.838.775.800
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scabies" by people in Profiles.
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The public health control of scabies: priorities for research and action. Lancet. 2019 Jul 06; 394(10192):81-92.
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The curette prep: a modification of the traditional scabies preparation. Pediatr Dermatol. 2012 Jul-Aug; 29(4):544-5.
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Verrucous plaques on the hands and feet. Pediatr Dermatol. 2010 Jan-Feb; 27(1):93-4.
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A perplexing pruritic papular rash. Dermatol Online J. 2003 Aug; 9(3):9.
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Crusted scabies in a patient with chronic graft-versus-host disease. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1991 Nov; 25(5 Pt 2):889-91.