"Scabies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A contagious cutaneous inflammation caused by the bite of the mite SARCOPTES SCABIEI. It is characterized by pruritic papular eruptions and burrows and affects primarily the axillae, elbows, wrists, and genitalia, although it can spread to cover the entire body.
| Descriptor ID |
D012532
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.858.211.480.708 C17.800.838.775.800
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Scabies epidemiology, Kauai, Hawaii, 1981-1985. Int J Dermatol. 1987 Nov; 26(9):590-2.