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Scabies: update on treatment and efforts for prevention and control in highly endemic settings. — SAQ
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A patient presents with features suggestive of scabies: update on treatment and efforts for prevention and control in highly endemic settings.. Scabies is an infestation of the skin by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis, transmitted by skin-to-skin contact, producing intense nocturnal pruritus and characteristic burrows in web-spaces, wr...
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a) What is the most likely diagnosis and what clinical features support it? (2 marks)
b) What investigations would you arrange to confirm the diagnosis? (3 marks)
c) Outline your management plan for this patient. (3 marks)
d) What are the key complications and prognostic factors? (2 marks)