A “forgotten” disease entity? Scabies with secondary infection in a housewife: case report
Ronald Pratama A.,
Wienta Diarsvitri,
Prawesty Diah Utami
et al.
Abstract:Background: In 2017, scabies was classified by WHO into the neglected tropical disease list , with an estimated 455 million annual incident cases. This disease has a high prevalence in many tropical environments with low income sources, especially in the Pacific Island countries. Scabies transmission occurs as a result of skin-to-skin contact and spreads easily in crowded living conditions. Objective: This case report aims to describe the risk factor, clinical features, and management of scabies patient with s… Show more
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