Gale sarcoptique : aspects épidémiologiques, cliniques et thérapeutiques à Bangui

Abstract

The scabies infects about 300 million people worldwide. Its spread is linked to living conditions especially in economically poor countries. In Central African Republic (CAR) we do not have data on this disease often causes morbidity and expenses, and the disease is often confused and poorly treated. The authors' goal was to describe the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic characteristics of scabies in Bangui. This was a cross-sectional study by counting records of cases of scabies observed in the dermatology and venereology department of Bangui from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2010. The diagnosis was based mainly on the combination of a concept of pruritus predominantly night with the notion of contagion and preferential localization of lesions. Three hundred and seventy six cases of scabies were identified from a total of 6391 patients (a hospital prevalence of 5.88%) with high frequency among the population aged 0 to 9 years (33%), an important achievement of the disadvantaged classes (preschool age and pupils / students respectively 25.5% and 26.3%), a prevalence of scabies nodules as type of clinical lesion, localization predominantly on buttocks and the most common complication of eczema-type (19.9 %). Benzyl benzoate solution at 25% applied for 2 consecutive days yielded very satisfactory results (96.7% on day 28) in all forms. The scabies is present in CAR with classical clinical and epidemiological aspects. We recommend first-line benzyl benzoate in two days of application.

Scabies of the child: Epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects in the service of Dermatology of the Regional Hospital of Thiès (Senegal): about 69 cases (2012-2017)

“…In our series scabies was more common among children living in a large family. Our results are consistent with those of the El Sherbiny et al series in Egypt as well as that of Niang et al in Dakar [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. The role of voluntary cosmetic depigmentation (CVD) in the occurrence of scabies has already been described by several authors.…”

“…In our study, the average age was 4.6 years. A high infestation rate of scabies in preschool children has also been found in some studies, particularly in the Central African Republic and northern England [9,10]. The male predominance found in our series, as well as those of Kouotou et al [5] and Sherbiny et al [11] would probably be due to prolonged contact at the time of the games but also to the exchange of clothes.…”

“…The specific signs of scabies most commonly observed in our study were papules; present in 89.18% of cases. In contrast, in Bangui, scabious nodules were more observed (64.1%) [9].…”

Prevalence of skin Neglected Tropical Diseases and superficial fungal infections in two peri-urban schools and one rural community setting in Togo

“…Bacterial infection (41.9% of cases) was the main complication of scabies in our study. The frequent use of traditional remedies to treat dermatoses could also promote bacterial infection or eczematisation of lesions [27]. Where the pruritus is difficult to conceal, this may be stigmatizing or lead to social exclusion.…”

Prevalence of skin Neglected Tropical Diseases and superficial fungal infections in two peri-urban schools and one rural community setting in Togo

“…The frequent use of traditional remedies to treat dermatoses could also promote bacterial infection or eczematisation of lesions. 25 Where the pruritus is difficult to conceal, this may be stigmatizing or lead to social exclusion. In an Ethiopian study, almost one third of scabies patients reported stigma.…”