Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 168-175, May 2006

Itch and scratch: scabies and pediculosis

The Dermatology Unit, Kaplan Medical Center, Rechovot 76100, Israel

Abstract 

Scabies and lice infestations are almost an everyday diagnosis in the dermatology clinics. Along with the unbearable itch, resistance to medication, secondary infection, and the high risk for spreading the parasite to their close contacts, the patients have also to battle with many myths, prejudice, and shames connected to those infestations.

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PII: S0738-081X(05)00166-5

doi:10.1016/j.clindermatol.2005.11.001

Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 168-175, May 2006

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