Scabies and Pseudoscabies

Rehmus, Wingfield; Prendiville, Julie S.

doi:10.1002/9781119142812.ch59

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“…The establishment of a diagnosis traditionally relies on clinical signs [62] . Zoonotic scabies involves topographic regions such as palms, web of fingers, head, and neck; particularly body areas in contact with animals are foremost affected [64,65] . Clinical signs range from itching to intense pruritic papulovesicular rash [66] .…”

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Zoonotic parasites with significant importance for tropical dermatology

AO Elsaftawy,

Samanoudy,

M Wassef

et al. 2023

Parasitologists United Journal

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Zoonotic arthropods Myiasis (myia, Greek word for "fly)The chief zoonotic potential occurs in humans through skin invasion by the developing larvae (maggots) of Diptera. Infested larvae feed on dead or living tissues of the skin [9] . The recorded prevalence of the disease relies only on published case reports. Myiasis is considered a differential diagnosis of skin diseases in tropical poor communities due to bad hygiene and poor housing conditions [10,11] . However, human myiasis may also occur in countries with enhanced hygiene, as reported from New York [12] , and in France [13] . Notably, in temperate countries, myiasis occurs in summer when fly breeding is at its maximum [14] . Predisposing factors involve skin cancers, diabetes, and vascular diseases [10,15] . Nosocomial infection with Sarcophaga larvae was recorded revealing the ability of maggots to reach to

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Section: Scabiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Zoonotic parasites with significant importance for tropical dermatology

AO Elsaftawy,

Samanoudy,

M Wassef

et al. 2023

Parasitologists United Journal

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Zoonotic Episodes of Scabies: A Global Overview

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Zoonotic scabies (ZS), also referred to as “pseudoscabies”, is considered a self-limiting disease with a short incubation period and transient clinical skin signs. It is commonly thought that Sarcoptes scabiei mites from animals are unable to successfully reproduce and persist on human skin; however, several ZS case reports have mentioned the persistence of symptoms and occasionally mites for weeks. The aim of this review was to collect and organize the sparse literature explicitly referring to S. scabiei zoonotic transmission, focusing on the source of the outbreak, the circumstances leading to the transmission of the parasite, the diagnosis including the identification of the Sarcoptes “strain” involved, and the applied treatments. A total of 46 articles, one conference abstract and a book were collected describing ZS cases associated with twenty animal hosts in five continents. Dogs were by far the most common source among pet owners, while diverse livestock and wildlife contributed to the caseload as an occupational disease. Genetic epidemiological studies of ZS outbreaks are still limited in number, but tools are available to fill this knowledge gap in the near future. Further research is also needed to understand the apparent heterogeneity in the morbidity, disease severity and timing of the response to treatment among people infected with different animal-derived strains.

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Scabies and Pseudoscabies

Cited by 2 publications

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Zoonotic parasites with significant importance for tropical dermatology

Zoonotic parasites with significant importance for tropical dermatology

Zoonotic Episodes of Scabies: A Global Overview

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