"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 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scabies" by people in Profiles.
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What's eating you? scabies in the developing world. Cutis. 2017 Nov; 100(5):287-289.
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The Brief Case: Crusted Scabies in a Leukemic Patient following a Stay in a Long-Term Acute Care Facility. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 05; 55(5):1233-1236.
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Closing the Brief Case: Crusted Scabies in a Leukemic Patient following a Stay in a Long-Term Acute Care Facility. J Clin Microbiol. 2017 05; 55(5):1599-1600.
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Treatment of common skin infections and infestations during pregnancy. Dermatol Ther. 2013 Jul-Aug; 26(4):312-20.
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Scabies. Dermatol Ther. 2009 Jul-Aug; 22(4):279-92.
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What's eating you? Canine scabies. Cutis. 2003 Aug; 72(2):107-9.
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Controversies concerning the treatment of lice and scabies. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2002 May; 46(5):794-6.