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... > Infections > Parasitic Diseases > Skin Diseases, Parasitic > Ectoparasitic Infestations > Mite Infestations > Scabies

Preferred term

Scabies  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Mange, Sarcoptic
  • Sarcoptic Mange

Note

  • mite infest caused by Sarcoptes scabiei

Scope note

  • A contagious cutaneous inflammation caused by the bite of the mite SARCOPTES SCABIEI. It is characterized by pruritic papular eruptions and burrows and affects primarily the axillae, elbows, wrists, and genitalia, although it can spread to cover the entire body.

History note

  • MANGE, SARCOPTIC was see under SCABIES 1968-76

In other languages

  • syyhy

    Finnish

  • muu punkkitauti
  • scabies
  • skabb
  • skabies
  • syyhytauti
  • Skabb

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012532

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