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Pediatria pre prax 6/2011
Not everythings is eczema
Scabies the infectious skin disease because of their ability to mimic various itchy papulosis disease is often misdiagnosed and unsuccessfully treated by paediatricians, allergiologists, and sometime dermatologists as well. The causes to it are the inconsistent skin examination of body, the specificties scabies in children, the possibility of underestimation of the disease in children. The aim of the publication is to highlight this fact and to improve diagnosis, the first prerequisite for successful etiologic treatment and prevent the spread of infection.
Keywords: scabies in children, diagnosis, misdiagnosis
