Adult scabies is characterized by all of the following except:
A. Involve palm and soleB. Involve face
C: Involve genitalia
D. Involve web spaces
Ans. B. Involve face
• The most obvious manifestation of scabies is itching which is generally worst at night & when the patient is warm.
• The pathognomonic lesions of scabies are burrows which appears as slightly raised, brownish & tortuous. The distribution of this burrow’s are
• Wrists, boarders of hands, sides of fingers & the finger web spaces, feet & in male the genitalia.
+ Palms & soles of young children & elderly.
+ In adults other than the elderly, burrows may occur on the palms in women, but they are less frequently found on the palms in men.
+ Burrows on the trunk are uncommon in adults, but may be found in the elderly infants.
+ Seen on the head & neck in babies but rarely in adults.
+ Scalp in adults who uses topical steroids for seborrhoeic dermatitis.
