Abstract
An outbreak of scabies in 12 persons, after contact with a hospitalized patient with lindane-resistant Norwegian scabies, is described. Resistance to treatment was documented in 7 of 10 patients treated with lindane. Of these, one responded to crotamiton 10% cream, and the remaining six were cured by a single treatment with permethrin 5% cream.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Animals
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Disease Outbreaks
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Drug Resistance
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Female
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Hexachlorocyclohexane / therapeutic use*
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Humans
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Infant
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Insecticides / therapeutic use*
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Middle Aged
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Permethrin
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Pyrethrins / therapeutic use*
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Sarcoptes scabiei / drug effects*
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Scabies / drug therapy*
Substances
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Insecticides
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Pyrethrins
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Permethrin
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Hexachlorocyclohexane