C39 - Les dermatoses dans les écoles coraniques à Dakar

Niang, Seydou; Kane, Adama; Diallo, Mamadou Alpha; Barry, Sidi; Dieng, Mouhamed; Ly, F.; Ndiaye, B

doi:10.1016/s0151-9638(05)79660-5

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“…Consistent with the literature, results from our study are perhaps suggestive that overcrowding may be a contributive factor leading to the occurrence of scabies [ 3 , 4 , 12 , 13 ]. Indeed, we found that 242 (94.9 %) of our patients were currently living with other members of their families, with more than one person sharing the same room/bed, and more than one person exhibiting pruritus in the entourage.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…But further studies are warranted to thoroughly investigate such a concern. On another hand, we recorded 110 students (43.1 %), comparable to the 50.8 % proportion recorded in Bangui and 41.7 % in Dakar [ 11 , 12 ]. This predominance of students could perhaps be explained by the overcrowding and overpopulation that characterize schools of resource-limited contexts, as there is body of evidence claiming that these are, among others, prevailing risk factors of human scabies [ 2 – 4 , 6 ].…”

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confidence: 72%

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Features of human scabies in resource-limited settings: the Cameroon case

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BackgroundThe persistent high prevalence of human scabies, especially in low- and middle-income countries prompted us to research the sociodemographic profile of patients suffering from it, and its spreading factors in Cameroon, a resource-poor setting.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey from October 2011 to September 2012 in three hospitals located in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and enrolled patients diagnosed with human scabies during dermatologists’ consultations who volunteered to take part in the study.ResultsWe included 255 patients of whom 158 (62 %) were male. Age ranged from 0 to 80 years old with a median of 18 (Inter quartile range: 3–29) years. One to eight persons of our patients’ entourage exhibited pruritus (mean = 2.1 ± 1.8). The number of persons per bed/room varied from 1 to 5 (mean = 2.1 ± 0.8). The first dermatologist’s consultation occurred 4 to 720 days after the onset of symptoms (mean = 77.1 ± 63.7). The post-scabies pruritus (10.2 % of cases) was unrelated to the complications observed before correct treatment (all p values > 0.05), mainly impetiginization (7.1 %) and eczematization (5.9 %).ConclusionHuman scabies remains preponderant in our milieu. Populations should be educated on preventive measures in order to avoid this disease, and clinicians’ knowledges must be strengthened for its proper diagnosis and management.

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Features of human scabies in resource-limited settings: the Cameroon case

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“…However and interestingly, our results pointed-out a close and intense relationship between scabies infection and poor personal hygiene, in terms of irregular baths and laundries, corroborating the literature [1][2][3][4]. Why our prisoners were not used to regularly taking their baths or performing the laundry is an issue needing a thorough investigation.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…hominis. Scabies is associated with poverty, overpopulation, poor personal hygiene, and war-centric pandemics [1][2][3][4]. The disease is particularly rampant in overcrowded places without adequate sanitation such as school milieu, nursing homes and prisons [1,3,[5][6][7].…”

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confidence: 99%