Korean J Dermatol.  1983 Feb;21(1):23-27.

The Clinical Study of Scabietic Patients

• Chang KH
• Lee WH
• Chun SI
• Koh CJ

Abstract

We had observed 60 patients with scabies in Kangwon province around Wonju area from June to Aug. 1981. The purpose of our present study was the evaluation of the clinical manifestations and laboratory findings in patients with scabies. The results were summarized as follow; 1) The sex ratio of male to female patients was 1. 9: 1 and the most frequent affected age was 10-29 year-old group. 2) Family history was positive in 72.4% of all patients. 3) Ninety per cents of the patients had a history of previous treatment for their kin lesiona, but only 30. 0% of the patients were treated under the diagnosis of scabies. 4) We found the itch mite and it's eggs in 16. 7% of patients and the most frequent detection site was the burrow of interdigital webs, 5) Secondary infection and dermatitis were the most frequent associated complications. 6) The severity of thedisease was correlated with the rate of peripheral eosinophil count. 7) Oniy 4(22.2%) of 18 patients were sensitized to DNCB. 8) The result of VDRL test of the 40 patients whose age were over 17 years old was non-reactive in all.

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Coinfection
Dermatitis
Diagnosis
Dinitrochlorobenzene
Eggs
Eosinophils
Female
Gangwon-do
Humans
Male
Mites
Ovum
Scabies
Sex Ratio
Dinitrochlorobenzene