dermatologic disorders
Scabies
Introduction
Scabies is an infestation of the skin with the miteSarcoptes scabiei. Scabies causes intensely pruritic lesions with erythematous papules and burrows in web spaces, wrists, waistline, and genitals. Diagnosis is based on examination and scrapings. Treatment is with topical scabicides or sometimes oralivermectin. 