Parasitic Skin Infections for Primary Care Physicians

Irfan Dadabhoy; Jessica F Butts

doi:10.1016/j.pop.2015.07.004

Parasitic Skin Infections for Primary Care Physicians

Prim Care. 2015 Dec;42(4):661-75. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2015.07.004. Epub 2015 Oct 23.

Authors

Irfan Dadabhoy¹, Jessica F Butts²

Affiliations

¹ Penn State Hershey Family Medicine Residency Program, Hershey, PA, USA.
² Department of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA; Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA. Electronic address: jbutts@hmc.psu.edu.

PMID: 26612378
DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2015.07.004

Abstract

The 2 epidermal parasitic skin infections most commonly encountered by primary care physicians in developed countries are scabies and pediculosis. Pediculosis can be further subdivided into pediculosis capitis, corporis, and pubis. This article presents a summary of information and a review of the literature on clinical findings, diagnosis, and treatment of these commonly encountered parasitic skin infestations.

Keywords: Epidermal parasitic skin infections; Lice; Pediculosis; Scabies.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Insecticides / therapeutic use
Lice Infestations / diagnosis
Lice Infestations / therapy
Primary Health Care*
Scabies / diagnosis
Scabies / therapy
Skin Diseases, Parasitic / diagnosis*
Skin Diseases, Parasitic / epidemiology
Skin Diseases, Parasitic / prevention & control
Skin Diseases, Parasitic / therapy*

Substances

Insecticides