title: [Childhood scabies: a different entity].
abstract: Epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects that make scabies a clinical entity with a special personality in the pediatric field, are reviewed. On the epidemiological aspects, a special mention of its unsuspected frequency in this age is made. Scabies is an endemic disease in our country among the more deprived people. On the clinical aspects, the great importance of clinical history and distribution of skin lesions for the early diagnosis is pointed out. Some "alert pointers" are described for this early diagnosis. On the therapeutic field, the importance of the primary care prevention is discussed, and the drug approach for its relieve is commented.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Puericultura del Centro Comarcal de Salud, Consejería de Sanidad, Cartagena.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Níguez Carbonell
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: García-Marcos Alvarez
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sebastián Raz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: García Marcos
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Guillén Pérez
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012532:Scabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: Sarna infantil: una entidad diferente.