This PedsCases note provides a one-page overview on the presentation, pathophysiology, investigations, management and complications of scabies. It was created by Emily Wener, a medical student at the University of Ottawa with the help of Dr. Alex MacKenzie MD, PhD, a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. 

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References

1. Banerji A, Canadian Paediatric Society First Nations, Inuit and Métis Health Committee. Scabies. Paediatr Child Health. 2015;20(7):395-398

2. Bhat, S.A., Mounsey, K.E., Liu, X. et al. Host immune responses to the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, in humans. Parasites Vectors 10, 385 (2017).

3. Gilson RL, Crane JS. Scabies. [Updated 2022 Aug 1]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK544306/

4. Thompson R, Westbury S, Slape D. Paediatrics: how to manage scabies. Drugs Context. 2021; 10:2020-12-3

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