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Scabies

Sarcoptes scabiei is a parasitic mite that lives within the subcutaneous tissues of skin on humans, causing the condition known as scabies. Similar mites cause what is called "mange" in wild and domestic animals. This mite is distributed worldwide, and can affect all socioeconomic groups. Scabies mites are generally host specific and S. scabiei is dependant on humans for its life cycle.

These oval, straw coloured mites are very small, measuring 0.2-0.4mm in length. Their bodies are covered with fine lines and several long hairs. The female mite has scattered on the dorsal Male Scabies mite surface some short blunt spines, which aid her in maintaining her position within the tunnel.

The mites have no eyes, and they have short and thick legs, with the first two pair of legs stalked. The immature stages of the scabies mite are comprised of a six legged larval stage, followed by 2 nymphal stages that have eight legs, and each stage resembles the adult mite.

Symptoms of Scabies: The earliest and most common symptom of scabies is itching, particularly at night. An early scabies rash will show up as little red bumps, like hives, tiny bites or pimples. In more advanced cases, the skin may be crusty or scaly. Scabies will usually begin in the folds and crevices of the body particularly between the fingers, under the arms, on the wrists, buttocks or belt line, around the nipples for women and on the penis for men. Mites also tend to hide in, or on, the skin under rings, bracelets or watchbands or under the nails. The head and face are not affected, except in children or those with weak immune systems.

life cycle: life cycle of the mite occurs over 10-17 days. Newly mated females take approx. an hour to burrow into the outer layer of human skin and excavates a tunnel. The mite lays her eggs singly, depositing behind her 2-3 eggs each day. Females burrow without direction, using their mouthparts to tunnel 0.5-5mm a day, eating the skin and tissue fluids that ooze from their excavations.

Each tunnel contains only one female, her eggs and faeces. After 48 hours the eggs hatch and the larval stages digFemale Scabies mite and juveniles their way to the surface of the skin, where they immediately burrow. This burrow may only be a short distance into the skin, or they make use of hair follicles, to moult to the next stage. Larval and nymphal stages remain in these moulting pockets feeding on fluids secreted from the follicles before moulting to the adult stage. Newly moulted male and female mites construct short burrows < 1mm before mating

Getting Rid of Scabies :

5% permethrin cream is applied to the skin from the neck down at bedtime and washed off the next morning. Dermatologists recommend that the cream be applied to cool, dry skin over the entire body (including the palms of the hands, under finger nails, soles of the feet, and the groin) and left on for 8 to 14 hours.

A second treatment one week later may be recommended. Side effect of 5% percent permethrin cream includes mild temporary burning and stinging. Lesions heal within four weeks after the treatment. If a patient continues to have trouble, reinfestation may be a problem requiring further evaluation by the dermatologist.

1% lindane lotion is applied from the neck down at night and washed off in the morning. It may be reapplied one week later. Lindane should not be used on infants, small children, pregnant or nursing women, or people with seizures or other neurological diseases, and has been banned in the state of California.

Bedding on clothing must be washed or dry cleaned.

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