Literature DB >> 8077749

Human scabies acquired from a pet puppy.

T A Morsy1, M E Bakr, M M Ahmed, M M Kotb.   

Abstract

Scabies is a very old contagious skin disease caused by itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei which burrows into the stratum corneum. Nowadays, human scabies is one of the health problems among the school children. This paper dealt with a case of scabies in a preschool aged child who acquired the infestation from his pet puppy.

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Year:  1994        PMID: 8077749

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Egypt Soc Parasitol        ISSN: 1110-0583


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