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  • Title: Scabies.
    Author: Sterling GB, Janniger CK, Kihiczak G, Schwartz RA, Fox MD.
    Journal: Am Fam Physician; 1992 Oct; 46(4):1237-41. PubMed ID: 1384301.
    Abstract:
    Scabies is highly contagious and is usually transmitted by direct personal contact. It typically presents as an intensely pruritic eruption. Atypical presentations are common in Norwegian scabies and in childhood scabies. Infestation is documented by visualizing the mite, its eggs or scybala on low-power microscopy. The treatment of choice is 5 percent permethrin cream, used in a single application at bedtime and removed the next morning.
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