Scabies skin infection in girl (11 years old)!!
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Hello, in my neighbor a girl aged 11 years old from is having discomfort of full body itchiness since two weeks ago. According to her mother, this itchiness started from her fingers first which widespread in more numbers and different sizes to her wrist, armpits and back within the time frame of one week. She also complained of itchiness in her lower extremities, which mainly appeared in between her toes and knees. The girl experienced such for the first time and had never consulted to a doctor before assuming it would disappear by itself. But when they visited the doctor, she has been diagnosed with scabies. What should they do now?
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@riya Scabies is a type of skin disease which are caused by an infestation and sensitization by Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis and its product. There are many factors which are contributing to this type of skin disease such as poor hygiene, poverty, and sexual contact and wrong diagnosis. The main route of transmission of this disease is by direct skin to skin contact. Take handshakes and sleeping side by side for an example. Scabies also can be transmitted by indirect contact such as sharing of personal belongings. Scabies is usually spread by female Sarcoptes scabiei mites who reproduces and form the larvae. The life circle of this mite from an egg evolving into adult mite takes approximately 8-12 days. The treatment for scabies comprises of two group of medication, which are topical and systemic medication. Scabimite cream contains permethrin 5% and its recommended as the first choice of topical treatment for scabies because it has less toxic compared to Gameksan but the effect of the medication is same.