Impact of Pandemic in the Frequency of Scabies: Possible Scabies Outbreak Scenario Aftermath COVID-19

Turan, Çağrı; Metin, Nurcan

doi:10.4274/tpd.galenos.2021.7236

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“…However, interestingly, it has been determined that skin diseases and visits to the ED have increased during the pandemic period. The most important factor affecting this situation may be the epidemic of scabies [ 19 ].…”

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The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Department (ED) Admissions in the Only Hospital of City Center EDs

Kurt,

Güven,

Selçuk

2023

Cureus

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Aim: This study aimed to examine the effect of the pandemic on emergency service visits, together with the pre- and post-pandemic period data. Material and methods: The charts of patients who applied to the emergency department between 2019 and 2021 were included in the study. We analysed patients' charts from the pre-pandemic period (January 1, 2019-February 29, 2020), the pandemic period (March 1, 2020-June 30, 2021; from the date of detection of the first COVID-19 case to the date of the second dose of the vaccine), and normalisation period (July 1, 2021-December 31, 2021; the date from the completion of vaccination to the end of the year). Demographic characteristics, triage codes, diagnoses, hospitalisation or referral status, population ratio, admission rate, and mortality were examined in these data. Results: In total, 529,706 patient charts were examined. When the pre-pandemic period (15,983.29±1,493.19) was compared with the pandemic period (11,342.94±2,350.15), it was observed that there was a decrease in the number of visit period. In the post-pandemic period, patients coming to the hospital decreased following vaccination. It was determined that there were more visits (20742.17±967.61) compared to the pre-pandemic period. Conclusion: The data demonstrate that, during the pandemic period, visits decreased in general, and the rate of critical patients increased gradually. Accordingly, there are unnecessary visits and inappropriate use of emergency services.

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“…The World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19), which was first detected in Wuhan, China, has become a global health concern, causing severe respiratory tract infections in humans [1].…”

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The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Department (ED) Admissions in the Only Hospital of City Center EDs

Kurt,

Güven,

Selçuk

2023

Cureus

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“…In 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) included scabies in its list of neglected tropical diseases [3]. Several studies reported a marked increase in scabies cases in Europe [4] and worldwide [5][6][7] during the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and another study observed a postpandemic rise in cases due to diagnostic delay [8]. In Spain, the incidence of scabies has increased since 2014, probably owing to social and health cuts during the economic crisis, among other factors [9].…”

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Scabies in Infants: Series of 51 Cases

Betlloch-Mas,

Boluda-Verdú,

Jara-Rico

et al. 2024

Children

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We conducted a two-year retrospective evaluation of infants aged under two years with a confirmed, clinical, or suspected diagnosis of scabies in a healthcare center in Alicante (Spain) to determine possible factors associated with diagnostic delay and poor treatment response. We collected epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic, and treatment variables. After describing our findings as mean values and percentages, we compared categorical variables using the Student’s t-test and the Mann–Whitney U test, and we compared continuous variables with the Chi2 test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. We included 51 infants (19 boys and 32 girls) with a mean age of 15 months. The main source of contagion was the family; half of the infants lived with four or more people. According to the International Consensus Criteria for the Diagnosis of Scabies, confirmed scabies was diagnosed in 45% of cases and clinical scabies in 47%, and 45% of cases had a diagnostic delay. Lesions mainly affected the hands, feet, and trunk, with papules in 92% of cases and burrows in 55%. The predominant symptoms were pruritus (94%) and irritability (69%). Regarding treatment, 98% of the infants received topical permethrin and 35% received oral ivermectin. Treatment failed in 76% of infants. Living in large family units was associated with a higher risk of contagion and therapeutic failure. Diagnostic delay was associated with previous misdiagnosis.

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Prevalencia y características clínicas de pacientes diagnosticados de escabiosis durante la pandemia producida por el coronavirus de tipo 2 causante del síndrome respiratorio agudo (SARS-CoV-2) en un hospital de tercer nivel. Un estudio descriptivo

Vázquez

Hernández²,

Ramos³

et al. 2023

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Impact of Pandemic in the Frequency of Scabies: Possible Scabies Outbreak Scenario Aftermath COVID-19

Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the post-pandemic changes in the frequency of scabies and determined the clues that may indicate a possible outbreak of scabies in the future.

Cited by 7 publications

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The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Department (ED) Admissions in the Only Hospital of City Center EDs

The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Department (ED) Admissions in the Only Hospital of City Center EDs

Scabies in Infants: Series of 51 Cases

Prevalencia y características clínicas de pacientes diagnosticados de escabiosis durante la pandemia producida por el coronavirus de tipo 2 causante del síndrome respiratorio agudo (SARS-CoV-2) en un hospital de tercer nivel. Un estudio descriptivo

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