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  • Scabies

    Scabies

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    Dr. Taoufik

    Scabies is a skin parasitic disease caused by a mite (Sarcoptes scabiei hominis) living in the epidermis. It comes in two forms: the common form, contagious and relatively benign, and hyperkeratotic form, favored by immune deficiency, extremely contagious and refractory to conventional therapy. Human transmission takes place mainly through direct skin contact and sometimes by…

  • Scabies

    Scabies

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    Dr. Taoufik
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    – There is a mite: sarcoptes scabei (variety hominis) mites infesting animals can not survive on the human skin.Sarcoptes is a mandatory human parasite, may survive 2-3 j outside the skin. – Itching at night building evocative topography seat armholes on the anterior trunk, especially on the breast area in women, the inner thigh, the…