Scabies at Skin Clinic of Phrapradaeng Hospital

Abstract

A study of 126 patients with scabies at skin clinic, Phrapradaeng hospital from March 2001 to July  2001 was unde rtaken . The average rate was 25.5 patients per month. Eighty - six patients were in the paediatric age group (0-14 years old) , and 40 were adults (15-65 years old) . Fifty - eight percent of the patients were male and 42% were female.The peak incidence occurred in children between 0-9 years of age (58.8 %). The majority of the patients (67.5 %) were found in Samutprakam province. Pruritic papules (96.1%) were the most common signs. The most common infested site was the finger web, followed by the wrist, abdomen, elbow, axillae and genitalia. Prisoners (69.1%) were the main source of scabies. Both lindane and benzyl benzoate were prescribed for treatments.