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Scabies <infestation>

Known as: Scabies [Disease/Finding], Scabies, Sarcoptic itch 
A contagious cutaneous inflammation caused by the bite of the mite SARCOPTES SCABIEI. It is characterized by pruritic papular eruptions and burrows… 
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Ectoparasitic InfestationsIn BloodIntegumentary systemIvermectin

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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Oral Ivermectin in Scabies Patients: A Comparison with 1% Topical Lindane Lotion
Scabies, which constitutes a significant proportion of the outpatient attendance in tropical dermatology clinics, has so far been… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
A prevalence survey of skin diseases in Nigerian children.
A prevalence survey of 5001 Nigerian children aged 0-12 years seen at the Urban Comprehensive Health Centre, Ile-Ife, Nigeria… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Equivalent therapeutic efficacy and safety of ivermectin and lindane in the treatment of human scabies.
OBJECTIVE To compare the therapeutic efficacy and safety of ivermectin and lindane for the treatment of human scabies. DESIGN… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Streptomyces spp. Isolated from Potato Scab Lesions Under Nordic Conditions in Finland.
Actinomycetes isolated from scab lesions of potato tubers in Finland (60°-68°N, 21°-31°E) were characterized using physiological… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Treatment of ectoparasitic infections: review of the English-language literature, 1982-1992.
We reviewed the English-language literature of 1982-1992 for papers concerning scabies, pediculosis, and their treatments; this… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Resistance and immune response in scabies-infested hosts immunized with Dermatophagoides mites.
Seventy-one percent of rabbits immunized with a mixed (50:50) Dermatophagoides farinae and D. pteronyssinus house dust mite… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Scabies in chronic health care institutions.
BACKGROUND The diagnosis and management of outbreaks of scabies in health care facilities may be difficult. As there is little… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Children with psychiatric disorders in primary care.
A substantial minority (23%) of children between 7 and 12 years of age attending general practice were found to have psychiatric… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
IgE antibodies to house dust mite in patients with scabies
Of 135 patients with scabies, forty‐seven (35%) had a positive (Classes 1–4) radioallergosorbent test (RAST) to Dermatophagoides… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Simultaneous loss of multiple differentiated functions in aerial mycelium-negative isolates of streptomycetes
Germination and outgrowth of spores of Streptomyces alboniger, Streptomyces scabies, and Streptomyces violaceus-ruber in the… 
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