title: Scabies, pediculosis, bedbugs, and stinkbugs: uncommon presentations.
abstract: Parasitic agents determine some of the most common skin disorders. Although well known, they could present different manifestations or be modified by individual or external factors that make their diagnosis or treatment difficult. This review will discuss some of the most prevalent parasitic infections, scabies, and pediculosis and also mention reactions determined by contact with certain insects that, although rarely found, could induce important skin reactions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre RS, Brazil. tcestari@terra.com
authors.forename: Tania Ferreira
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Cestari
authors.forename: Beatriz Farias
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Martignago
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001511:Bedbugs; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007306:Insecticides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D026023:Permethrin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012532:Scabies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents; D007306:Insecticides; D026023:Permethrin; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane