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ID DOID:8295
Name scabies
Definition A mite infestation that is a contagious ectoparasite skin infection caused by human itch mite Sarcoptes scabiei type hominis, which burrows into the upper layer of the skin but never below the stratum corneum causing severe itching and a rash found on the hands, folds of the wrist, elbow or knee, penis, breast, and shoulder blades.
http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Scabies.htm
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ICD10CM:B86

ICD9CM:133.0

MESH:D012532

NCI:C34998

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:266224002

UMLS_CUI:C0036262

Subsets

DO_infectious_disease_slim

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Synonyms

Infestation by Sarcoptes scabiei [EXACT]

Infestation by Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis [EXACT]

Sarcoptic itch [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a mite infestation

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