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Scabies
- Sarcoptes scabiei; finger webs + nocturnal pruritus + burrows + scrotum
- Norwegian = immunocompromise massive
- Permethrin 5% cream or ivermectin PO Ã 2; treat all contacts
Lice
- Head + body + pubic
- Body lice = vector for typhus + trench fever + LBRF
- Permethrin / pyrethrin / malathion / ivermectin
Bedbugs
- Cimex; clustered pruritic papules
- Travel + hotels
- Not vectors
- Anti-itch + pest control
Myiasis
- Fly larvae; vaseline occlusion or surgical extraction
Tungiasis
- Sand flea toe burrow; extraction
Ticks (Ch 185, 186, 187, 188)
- Lyme + RMSF + Babesia + Ehrlichia + Anaplasma + Powassan + tularemia
ç§é«åž« hint
- Nocturnal pruritus + finger web rash + family affected â scabies (permethrin / ivermectin)
- Immunocompromise + thick crusted skin lesions â Norwegian scabies (ivermectin + permethrin combination)
- Travel returnee + linear bite pattern â bedbugs (environmental control)
- Pubic itching + sexual contact â pubic lice (permethrin); also screen for STIs