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ID | DOID:14374 |
Name | norwegian scabies |
Definition | A scabies that involves infestation of human itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei type hominis in immunocompromised and elderly persons, which is characterized by vesicles and formation of thick crusts over the skin, accompanied by abundant mites but only slight itching. http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Scabies.htm |
Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:128870005 |
Subsets |
DO_infectious_disease_slim NCIthesaurus |
Synonyms |
Crusted scabies [EXACT] |
Parent Relationships |
is_a scabies |