Anwendungsfehler bei lokaler Skabiestherapie: eine Beobachtungsstudie

Abstract

Results: None of the participants succeeded in adequately applying the cream to the entire skin as previously instructed. The median number of regions left untreated was six (minimum: 2; maximum: 18), which included a median body surface area of 6 % (minimum: 2 %; maximum: 30 %). With regard to predilection sites of scabies, the

Resistance and Pseudo-resistance to permethrin: the importance of controlling scabies

“…In recent years, it was reported an increasing number of cases of persistence of symptoms and signs after treatment (Lluch-Galceráet al, 2023). It can be due to several causes of resistance (Pasay et al, 2008;Khalil et al, 2017;Yürekli, 2022) and pseudo-resistance (Cox, 2000;Nemecek et al, 2020;Scholz et al, 2023;Veraldi et al, 2023). Our aim is to show that there was no resistance to Permethrin, but the patients' failure to respond to treatment is attributes to incorrect application of treatment and so to the so-called pseudo-resistance.…”

“…An additional important cause of pseudo-resistance is application errors associated with topical treatment. According to adherence and compliance by patients, an observational study from Nemececk and collaborators (Nemecek et al, 2020) on 21 subjects reported that none of the patients effectively applied the cream following the provided instructions. Consequently, certain areas such as the ankles, interdigital spaces (toes), and sacral region were left untreated.…”