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Scabies    See images

Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention

Alternative names:

Sarcoptes scabiei

Symptoms

  • Itching, especially at night
  • Thin, pencil-mark lines on the skin
  • Rashes
  • Abrasions of the skin from scratching and digging

Signs and Tests

Examination of the skin shows characteristic signs of scabies. Tests include microscopic examination of skin scrapings taken from a burrow.

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