Scabies Among Elderly Korean Patients with Histories of Leprosy.
A scabies epidemic, traced by the hospital-based surveillance system, was reported in a Korean leprosarium. A total of 200 symptomatic cases were found during 2012-2014 among 570 elderly former leprosy patients. Most of cases were classic type scabies (87%) and aged 75 years and older (72%). Surveillance system for early diagnosis and prompt intervention was applied and the scabies epidemic was controlled effectively in this long-term care facility.
Sorokdo National Hospital, Goheung, Korea.
Hyungcheol
H
Park
Department of Dermatology, Sorokdo National Hospital, Goheung, Korea.
Chaeyoung
C
Lee
Sorokdo National Hospital, Goheung, Korea.
Seungkyu
S
Park
Department of Internal Medicine, Sorokdo National Hospital, Goheung, Korea.
Hyeon
H
Kwon
Department of Preventive Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. ujingogo@paran.com.
Sun-Seog
SS
Kweon
D000368:Aged; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D009167:Mycobacterium lepraemurium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009735:Nursing Homes; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012307:Risk Factors; D012532:Scabies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014052:Toluidines / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014052:Toluidines; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane; C005553:crotamiton