Nikolas
Created page with "<section begin="dermatology" />* Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis ** Obligate human parasite * Transmission by direct physical contact or contact with infected clothes * Highly contagious * Incubation period 3 – 6 weeks * Risk factors ** Nursing homes ** Childcare facilities ** Prisons * Pathomechanism ** Female mites burrow into stratum corneum, lays eggs and feces ** Feces and dead mites trigger type IV hypersensitivity * Clinical features ** Intense pruritus, especiall..."
