A review of scabies: an infestation more than skin deep

DJ Chandler, LC Fuller - Dermatology, 2019 - karger.com
Human scabies, a common infestation, has a worldwide distribution with a variable impact
and presentation depending on the clinical situation. In developed, high-income settings …

Prevalence of scabies and impetigo worldwide: a systematic review

L Romani, AC Steer, MJ Whitfeld… - The Lancet infectious …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Scabies is a skin disease that, through secondary bacterial skin infection (impetigo), can
lead to serious complications such as septicaemia, renal disease, and rheumatic heart …

Ectoparasites: scabies

C Thomas, SJ Coates, D Engelman… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
Scabies is an ectoparasitic dermatosis caused by Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis and is a
public health issue in all countries regardless of socioeconomic status. In high-income …

The global epidemiology of impetigo: a systematic review of the population prevalence of impetigo and pyoderma

AC Bowen, A Mahe, RJ Hay, RM Andrews, AC Steer… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Objective We conducted a comprehensive, systematic review of the global childhood
population prevalence of impetigo and the broader condition pyoderma. Methods PubMed …

The public health control of scabies: priorities for research and action

D Engelman, PT Cantey, M Marks, AW Solomon… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Scabies is a parasitic disease of the skin that disproportionately affects disadvantaged
populations. The disease causes considerable morbidity and leads to severe bacterial …

[HTML][HTML] Scabies in the developing world–-its prevalence, complications, and management

RJ Hay, AC Steer, D Engelman, S Walton - Clinical microbiology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Scabies remains one of the commonest of skin diseases seen in developing countries.
Although its distribution is subject to a cycle of infection, with peaks and troughs of disease …

Acute rheumatic fever

JR Carapetis, M McDonald, NJ Wilson - The Lancet, 2005 - thelancet.com
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and its chronic sequela, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), have
become rare in most affluent populations, but remain unchecked in developing countries …

Problems in diagnosing scabies, a global disease in human and animal populations

SF Walton, BJ Currie - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Scabies is a worldwide disease and a major public health problem in many developing
countries, related primarily to poverty and overcrowding. In remote Aboriginal communities …

Scabies and pediculosis

O Chosidow - The Lancet, 2000 - thelancet.com
Scabies and pediculosis are ubiquitous, contagious, and debilitating parasitic dermatoses.
They have been known since antiquity and are distributed worldwide. Clusters of infestation …

Scabies

J Heukelbach, H Feldmeier - The Lancet, 2006 - thelancet.com
Scabies is a neglected parasitic disease that is a major public health problem in many
resource-poor regions. It causes substantial morbidity from secondary infections and post …