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This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the author's clinical recommendations.

A 30-year-old man notes diffuse, intense itching. He reports that his girlfriend has the same itching. Examination of the skin reveals interdigital lesions, with small papules, vesicles, and excoriations on the hands, and indurated nodules on the genitalia, all suggestive of classic scabies. How should this case be managed?

The Clinical Problem

Nature of the Infection

Scabies is a common parasitic infection caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei variety . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Transmission

Strategies and Evidence

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Tests

Treatment

            Topical

            Oral

            Assessing the Response

            Control of Infectivity

Areas of Uncertainty

Guidelines

Summary and Recommendations

Source Information

From Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 6, and the Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon, Paris.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Chosidow at the Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Hôpital Tenon, 4, rue de la Chine, 75970 Paris CEDEX 20, France, or at olivier.chosidow@tnn.aphp.fr.

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