title: Treatment of human scabies with oral ivermectin.
abstract: Thirty-eight patients with scabies (21 males and 17 females) received oral ivermectin in two doses of 200 microg/kg at 7 days interval. Excellent results were achieved in 29 cases (76.34%), improvement in 6 (15.78%) and poor responses in 3 (7.88%). Tolerance was satisfactory-excellent in 32 patients (84.2%). The effectiveness and safety of the drug described in previous studies are confirmed by the present results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Conti Díaz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amaro
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012532:Scabies / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D007559:Ivermectin