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All the above listed reasons as well as the experience we have obtained with this method, justify our recommendation of the introduction of the laboratory diagnosis of scabies through the method of lye scraping of the skin into routine practice. A single parasite element is enough for determining the diagnosis while, for the above mentioned reasons, a negative microscope finding does not exclude the parasitic etiology of the given disease. We therefore recommend in the diagnosis of scabies that the following criteria are parallely used: 1. an objective skin finding 2. laboratory proof of the causative agent of infestation 3. subjective feelings of the patient (itching at the typical time) 4. positive epidemiological anamnesis, primarily the occurrence of clinical symptoms in several members of a family or a group 5. diminishing of clinical symptoms after specific treatment with an anti-scabies medicament.
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PMID:Laboratory diagnosis of scabies. 677 10

Two methods have been used to verify the diagnosis of patients living in the onchocerciasis hyperendemic region of Liberia found to have O.v. negative skin snips. The first was based on a histological and an electronmicroscopic examination of the skin to determine whether the characteristic onchocerciasis dermatitis was absent, and to compare the results with age matched subjects having minimal to densely O.v. mf infested skin. The second method involved the skin response of patients with O.v. mf negative skin snips to topically applied DEC. No O.v. mf were found in skin snips serially sectioned and examined histologically from patients in which the results of incubation studies were completely negative. Skin snips from these seemingly O.v. mf negative patients had a dermatitis, whereas no dermatitis was found in skin snips taken from subjects living in nearby nonendemic areas. Patients with O.v. mf positive skin snips responded to DEC applied topically with increased pruritus and a papular rash whose severity was proportionate to the intensity of infestation. Patients with O.v. mf negative skin snips responded to DEC applied topically with increased pruritus and developed either a localized papular rash or widely dispersed papules; confirmation of onchocerciasis in these patients was found in the identification of O.v. mf in histological sections of the papules.
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PMID:Onchocerciasis diagnosis and the probability of visual loss in patients with skin snips negative for Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae. 734 81

Tungiasis, a condition rarely seen in the United States, is an infestation of the gravid female chigoe flea, Tunga penetrans. The presenting lesion is an asymptomatic, noninflammatory, translucent nodule with a central dark spot. Complications include severe itching, pain, inflammatory reaction leading to autoamputation of digits, pyoderma (cellulitis) and tetanus. Therapy consists of removal of the organism and protection against pyoderma and tetanus.
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PMID:Tungiasis in North America. 737 94

Groups at risk for intestinal helminth infestation include international students and travelers, migrant laborers, refugees, children of foreign adoptions and the homeless. Symptoms are often minimal or vague, yet many such infections carry significant long-term morbidity. Enterobius vermicularis, the common pinworm, is usually manifested in children as anal itching and is best diagnosed by using the cellophane-tape test to recover eggs from the perianal skin. Treatment with mebendazole is indicated for the entire family. Trichuris, or whipworm, infection may be found with Ascaris infection, but whipworms are longer-lived and more likely to produce symptoms that mimic those of inflammatory bowel disease. Treatment for these parasites is mebendazole. Other significant helminthic infections, which are currently more common in immigrant populations, include hookworms (Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale), threadworms (Strongyloides) and various tapeworms (Taenia, Diphyllobothrium and Hymenolepis species).
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PMID:Common intestinal helminths. 748 5

A questionnaire survey of head lice treatment was conducted in four schools--each including a nursery and an elementary school--in the Bordeaux area. Two schools were situated in the centre of the city, one in a suburban area and one in a rural area (50 km from the city). Four-page questionnaires were filled in anonymously by the parents in April 1991; 840 answers were obtained (80 p. 100 response rate). Between January 1990 and March 1991, 48.7 p. 100 of children had at least one episode of head lice infestation (infestation rates varied from 38.8 to 62.6 p. 100 depending on the schools); 30.5 p. 100 of children were contaminated for the first time during that period. Lice were detected by the parents in 95 p. 100 of the cases. The prevalence of lice was higher in females (60 p. 100) than in males (40 p. 100). The highest prevalence was noted in the suburban school where 17 p. 100 of the parents were unemployed at the time of the survey. The peak age for head lice was 7, but 19.4 p. 100 of nursery school children aged 2-4 years had been contaminated at least once. Impetigo was rare (1.2 p. 100), and pruritus was noted in only 14.2 p. 100 of the cases. Most children had been contaminated at school. Curative treatment was counselled by a chemist in 87 p. 100 of the cases. Pyrethrins were used in 81 p. 100, and the shampoo (Hegor) plus spray (Paraspecial Poux) association was the most frequent, totalling two-thirds of prescriptions.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:[Pediculosis capitis: a questionnaire survey in 4 schools of the Bordeaux Academy 1990-1991]. 750 98

During a survey in April 1991 to determine the immunisation status of 218 children resident in a rural riverine community, 49 (22.48) were found to have been infested with Tunga penetrans. Itching and ulceration were the commonest symptoms. The feet were infested in all children, none of whom was taken to a health facility. 42.86% of infested children received complete doses of DPT. Parents reported no complications of infestation. Tungiasis is an important infestation in rural dwellers. The need for adequate childhood immunisation and use of protective clothing and shoes are highlighted.
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PMID:Jigger infestation in children in a rural area of Rivers State of Nigeria. 762 35

Delusions of parasitosis (DOP) is a psychiatric disorder in which people have an unshakable false belief that they are infested with arthropod parasites. To rid themselves of the "bugs" patients with DOP may become desperate and quit their jobs, burn furniture, abandon homes, and use pesticides dangerously and repeatedly. Data from 11 cases of DOP, reported to the Mississippi Department of Health between 1989 and 1993, are presented in an attempt to identify common factors among the cases. Seven of the 11 patients (64%) were elderly white women. Five patients complained of "mites," 3 of "insects," and 3 of "bugs"; and all characteristically offered "proof" of their infestation such as bits of debris or skin scrapings wrapped in paper or in tiny jars. Only one complained of itching. Six patients reported extensive use of pesticides. These results elucidate the clinical presentation of DOP cases, thus aiding in diagnosis of the disorder.
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PMID:Analysis of 11 cases of delusions of parasitosis reported to the Mississippi Department of Health. 763 Dec 9

Scabies is a very old contagious skin disease caused by itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei which burrows into the stratum corneum. Nowadays, human scabies is one of the health problems among the school children. This paper dealt with a case of scabies in a preschool aged child who acquired the infestation from his pet puppy.
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PMID:Human scabies acquired from a pet puppy. 807 49

This article describes an outbreak of scabies on a 30-bed acute spinal cord injury unit and the measures taken to eradicate the infestation. Because spinal cord injury patients have sensorimotor deficits, the sensation of itching often is absent, making an infestation of scabies more difficult to identify. A total of 30 patients and 38 employees were exposed and treated for scabies. Educational programs about scabies were instituted immediately for all employees. Routine daily activities and therapy schedules were severely hampered by the outbreak. Despite the efforts of staff to solve the problems associated with the outbreak, frustration and anger were sometimes displayed by many of the staff, patients, and families because of the difficulties they encountered. The outbreak was halted, however, and no further cases were reported, although several employees had to be treated twice.
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PMID:Scabies outbreak on a spinal cord injury unit. 815 60

Pediculosis is one of the most conspicuous and important type of contagious disease among school children. Lice infestation is always accompanied with different clinical manifestations. Thirty lousy school children were clinically examined. The common manifestation was pruritus with or without lymphadenopathy. The least common manifestation was erythema. Other manifestations as excoriation, bite reaction, impetigo contagiosa, crusts behind ears. Conjunctivitis and psoriasis were also seen. It was concluded that school children are the group at high risk for lice infestation.
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PMID:Some clinical features of pediculosis among school children. 816 33


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