Scabies, caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, is an allergic skin disease that affects millions of people and other mammals worldwide. This highly contagious parasitic disease is among the top 50 epidemic disease and is regarded as a neglected tropical disease. Diagnosis of scabies is difficult in the early stage, and the pathogenesis of scabies is not currently clear. Here, we expressed, iden...

Hopanoids are triterpenoic, pentacyclic compounds that are structurally similar to sterols, which are required for normal cell function in eukaryotes. Hopanoids are thought to be an important component of bacterial cell membranes because they control membrane fluidity and diminish passive diffusion of ions, and a few taxons modulate their hopanoid content in response to environmental stimuli. H...

BACKGROUND The persistent high prevalence of human scabies, especially in low- and middle-income countries prompted us to research the sociodemographic profile of patients suffering from it, and its spreading factors in Cameroon, a resource-poor setting. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional survey from October 2011 to September 2012 in three hospitals located in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and enrol...

UNLABELLED A relatively small number of species in the large genus Streptomyces are pathogenic; the best characterized of these is Streptomyces scabies. The pathogenicity of S. scabies strains is dependent on the production of the nitrated diketopiperazine thaxtomin A, which is a potent plant cellulose synthesis inhibitor. Much is known about the genetic loci associated with plant virulence; ho...

Scabies is a skin disease caused by infection with the mite Sarcoptes scabiei hominis variety. easily contagious and closely related to number of people living together in one place. Cases scabies are still commonly found Indonesia, especially densely populated environments. The level knowledge affects incidence because plays an important role preventing transmission. Increased can be done thro...

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics, skin quality of life and medical compliance in individuals diagnosed with scabies.
 Method: Patients scabies called for follow-up after treatment were included (87 people). A questionnaire Skindex-16 Scale (Skindex-16) Medication Adherence Report used study. The data evaluated using ...

We report an 80-year-old male patient with severe rheumatoid arthritis who was treated with tripterygium glycoside, an immunosuppressive agent made from the extract of a Chinese medicinal herb called Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F. The patient had no apparent skin lesions before the treatment, but he developed aggressive hyperkeratotic lesions with rapid progression after using tripterygium glyc...

Scabies is a common parasitic human infection in infants and children. However, diagnostic pitfalls are frequent in infants, in whom the clinical presentation is usually atypical and different from that in adults. In nodular scabies, lesions may be clinically or histologically misdiagnosed as Langerhans cell histiocytosis, insect bite reaction, non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis, lymphoma, or ur...

Progressively more potent immunosuppressive medications have significantly reduced the incidence of rejection of solid and bone marrow transplants while increasing patients’ susceptibility to potentially opportunistic infections (1). This study reports a mixed infection in a renal transplant patient because of herpes simplex virus (HSV) and Sarcoptes scabiei. A 34-year-old male renal transplant...

PATIENT PRESENTATION A 48-year-old male presented with body aches and a chronic rash. He had no medical history aside from two unsuccessful treatments for presumed scabies and a recent diagnosis of psoriasis. Physical exam revealed hypotension, tachycardia, and profound, diffuse yellow crusting of the skin with erythematous erosions covering non-crusted areas (Figure). The patient was resuscita...