Loop-mediated isothermal amplification as point-of-care diagnosis for neglected parasitic infections

C Avendaño, MA Patarroyo - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has placed twenty diseases into a group known as
neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), twelve of them being parasitic diseases: Chagas' …

Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of scabies

S Uzun, M Durdu, A Yürekli, MK Mülayim… - International Journal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Scabies, caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis mite burrowing into the skin, is a
highly contagious disease characterized by intense nocturnal itching. Its global impact is …

Scabies

DD Fernando, KE Mounsey, C Bernigaud… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Scabies is one of the most common and highest-burden skin diseases globally. Estimates
suggest that> 200 million people worldwide have scabies at any one time, with an annual …

Repurposing the drug, ivermectin, in COVID-19: toxicological points of view

FM Shirazi, R Mirzaei, S Nakhaee, A Nejatian… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
The global COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world's population by causing changes in
behavior, such as social distancing, masking, restricting people's movement, and evaluating …

Mimics of dermatitis

OA Bailiff, CM Mowad - Immunology and Allergy Clinics, 2021 - immunology.theclinics.com
Dermatitis is a common condition frequently encountered by dermatologists. The diagnosis
of dermatitis can be challenging because this condition is often multifactorial, and many skin …

Scabies: current knowledge and future directions

E Mitchell, M Wallace, J Marshall, M Whitfeld… - Frontiers in Tropical …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Scabies is a global public health issue, with approximately 455 million new cases worldwide
each year. Scabies is a parasitic skin disease caused by infestation with the mite Sarcoptes …

Atopic dermatitis in skin of colour. Part 2: considerations in clinical presentation and treatment options

C Gan, S Mahil, A Pink… - Clinical and Experimental …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Recent advances in atopic dermatitis (AD) present the condition as a heterogeneous
disease of distinct endotypes across ethnic groups. AD in people with skin of colour may …

Exaggerated hyperkeratosis in a nursing home patient

C Zhu, W Wohltmann, S Krikoriantz… - Journal of Family …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Scabies, caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis, is a common infestation that
presents with intense itching. Crusted scabies, also known as Norwegian scabies, is a …

Crusted scabies in an elderly woman

AM Cartron, M Boettler, C Chung… - Dermatology Online …, 2020 - escholarship.org
Crusted scabies is a highly contagious variant of classic scabies. Affected individuals are
often elderly or immunocompromised and disease is associated with significant morbidity …

The challenge of diagnosing scabies in the elderly: A case and a novel therapeutic approach

M Braun, RS Yedidi, J Raffi, DC Butler… - International Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Scabies is a common ectoparasitic infection that presents with pruritus, widely distributed
eczematous papules, and visible burrows (Raffi et al., 2019). Scabies can present differently …