Editorial

Scabies pandemic and treatment failure, a real nuisance

  • Prof. Dr. Muhammad Munir Rashid

  • Volume 3, Issue 2, Page No: 48-49

Author Details

Chairman, Dept. of Dermatology and Venereology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. E-mail: rmunir47@gmail.com


Abstract

Scabies is an extremely pruritic contagious skin disease caused by the Sarcoptesscabiei var. hominis mite.1 It spreads mostly via direct skin contact or sharing linens and clothing. Systemic complications of scabies with a disrupted skin barrier due to constant scratching can occur, which may serve as a portal of entry for organisms leading to super infections, rheumatic fever or glomerulonephritis.2

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