Editing Sexually Transmitted Infections (section)

=== Scabies ===
* '''Skin infection caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei'''

==== Pathogenesis ====
* The female lays eggs in the skin, and transmission is by person-to-person skin-to-skin contact with passage of pregnant female mites.
* Incubation period: 2-6 weeks

==== Diagnosis and Evaluation ====
* History and Physical Exam
** Most common symptoms are skin rash and '''itching, especially at night''', from an allergic reaction to the mite proteins.
* Other
** Microscopic examination of a skin scraping to assess for mites, mite eggs, or fecal matter (scybala)

==== Management ====
* '''Permethrin cream''' or ivermectin 200 μg/kg orally