Scabies: Application of the Novel Identify-Isolate-Inform Tool for Detection and Management
Scabies is a highly contagious, globally prevalent, parasitic skin infestation caused by Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis, also known as the itch mite. There have been outbreaks not only in the developing world, but also in the developed world among refugees and asylum seekers. Once infested with scab...
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| author | Tabitha A. Cheng Bandr Mzahim Kristi L. Koenig Abdulrahman Alsugair Abdussalam Al-Wabel Bandar Saad Almutairi Eshmawi Maysa Christopher A. Kahn |
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| description | Scabies is a highly contagious, globally prevalent, parasitic skin infestation caused by Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis, also known as the itch mite. There have been outbreaks not only in the developing world, but also in the developed world among refugees and asylum seekers. Once infested with scabies mites, symptomatic patients, as well as asymptomatic carriers, quickly spread the disease through direct skin-to-skin contact. Typically, symptoms of scabies are characterized by an erythematous, papular, pruritic rash associated with burrows. Treatment of scabies involves using topical or systemic scabicides and treating secondary bacterial infections, if present. Given the prevalence and contagiousness of scabies, measures to prevent its spread are essential. Through application of the novel Identify-Isolate-Inform (3I) Tool, emergency medical providers can readily identify risk factors for exposure and important symptoms of the disease, thus limiting its spread through prompt scabicide therapy; isolate the patient until after treatment; and inform local public health authorities and hospital infection prevention, when appropriate. Ultimately, these three actions can aid public health in controlling the transmission of scabies cases, thus ensuring the protection of the general public from this highly contagious skin infestation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c02441600a094b6d8811158fce3d2d0c2022-12-22T03:01:34ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine1936-90182020-01-0121210.5811/westjem.2020.1.46120wjem-21-191Scabies: Application of the Novel Identify-Isolate-Inform Tool for Detection and ManagementTabitha A. Cheng0Bandr Mzahim1Kristi L. Koenig2Abdulrahman Alsugair3Abdussalam Al-Wabel4Bandar Saad Almutairi5Eshmawi Maysa6Christopher A. Kahn7University of California, San Diego, Department of Emergency Medicine, La Jolla, CaliforniaKing Fahad Medical City, Saudi ArabiaUniversity of California, Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Orange, CaliforniaKing Fahad Medical City, Saudi ArabiaKing Fahad Medical City, Saudi ArabiaPresidency of State Security, Emergency Consultant, Saudi ArabiaKing Fahad Medical City, Saudi ArabiaUniversity of California, San Diego, Department of Emergency Medicine, La Jolla, CaliforniaScabies is a highly contagious, globally prevalent, parasitic skin infestation caused by Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis, also known as the itch mite. There have been outbreaks not only in the developing world, but also in the developed world among refugees and asylum seekers. Once infested with scabies mites, symptomatic patients, as well as asymptomatic carriers, quickly spread the disease through direct skin-to-skin contact. Typically, symptoms of scabies are characterized by an erythematous, papular, pruritic rash associated with burrows. Treatment of scabies involves using topical or systemic scabicides and treating secondary bacterial infections, if present. Given the prevalence and contagiousness of scabies, measures to prevent its spread are essential. Through application of the novel Identify-Isolate-Inform (3I) Tool, emergency medical providers can readily identify risk factors for exposure and important symptoms of the disease, thus limiting its spread through prompt scabicide therapy; isolate the patient until after treatment; and inform local public health authorities and hospital infection prevention, when appropriate. Ultimately, these three actions can aid public health in controlling the transmission of scabies cases, thus ensuring the protection of the general public from this highly contagious skin infestation.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5d5411c1 |
| spellingShingle | Tabitha A. Cheng Bandr Mzahim Kristi L. Koenig Abdulrahman Alsugair Abdussalam Al-Wabel Bandar Saad Almutairi Eshmawi Maysa Christopher A. Kahn Scabies: Application of the Novel Identify-Isolate-Inform Tool for Detection and Management Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
| title | Scabies: Application of the Novel Identify-Isolate-Inform Tool for Detection and Management |
| title_full | Scabies: Application of the Novel Identify-Isolate-Inform Tool for Detection and Management |
| title_fullStr | Scabies: Application of the Novel Identify-Isolate-Inform Tool for Detection and Management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scabies: Application of the Novel Identify-Isolate-Inform Tool for Detection and Management |
| title_short | Scabies: Application of the Novel Identify-Isolate-Inform Tool for Detection and Management |
| title_sort | scabies application of the novel identify isolate inform tool for detection and management |
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