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Abstract
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.
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- Mange, Sarcoptic
- Sarcoptic Mange
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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mite infest caused by Sarcoptes scabiei
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History Note
MANGE, SARCOPTIC was see under SCABIES 1968-76
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Scabies. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012532. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012532
- Scabies. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scabies
- Scabies. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q167178