"Scabies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D012532
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.858.211.480.708 C17.800.838.775.800
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scabies" by people in Profiles.
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Lin YC, Tu WT, Hou PC, Huang HY, Chen PC, Chang CH, Lee JY, McGrath JA, Hsu CK. Autosomal dominant epidermolysis bullosa simplex exacerbated by hyperkeratotic scabies. J Dermatol. 2022 08; 49(8):e283-e284.
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Francisco G, Eilers S, Haroon A, Virmani P, Cha J, Pappert A, Rao B. No wonder it itches: quick bedside visualization of a scabies infestation using reflectance confocal microscopy. J Cutan Pathol. 2018 Dec; 45(12):877-879.
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Lavery MJ, Parish LC, Wolf R. Scabies then and now. Skinmed. 2012 Mar-Apr; 10(2):67-9.
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Wolf R, Davidovici B, Parish LC. Can the scabies mite be tamed? Skinmed. 2006 Sep-Oct; 5(5):214-6.
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Selbst SM. Pediatric emergency medicine: legal briefs. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2004 Jul; 20(7):473-6.
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Santoro AF, Rezac MA, Lee JB. Current trend in ivermectin usage for scabies. J Drugs Dermatol. 2003 Aug; 2(4):397-401.
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Parish LC, Witkowski JA. Namely a name: atopic dermatitis, decubitus ulcers, scabies... Skinmed. 2002 Nov-Dec; 1(2):83-4.