What drugs are used to treat scabies?

Scabies as a skin disease has long been known. In ancient Greece, scabies was classified as a group of skin diseases, united by the term "psora", and in ancient Rome, the term "skabies" was used, which is still used today. Scabies – It is a parasitic contagious skin disease caused by the scabies mite. Up to 300 million cases of scabies are registered annually in the world. The fluctuation in the incidence of scabies is undulating in nature with periods of increase and decrease in 15-30 years. How does scabies appear? Learn aspects of scabies treatment at estet-portal.com.

Symptoms and typical locations of scabies

The clinical picture of scabies is determined by the parasitism of the pathogen, the reaction of the skin and the topical distribution of scabies mites on the host. Clinical symptoms of scabies are itching, which intensifies in the evening, polymorphism of skin rashes, the presence of scabies, characteristic localization of the rash.

The first characteristic subjective symptom of the disease – intense itching in the places where the female tick moves. Itching becomes especially severe in the evening and at night.

Itching can be localized or generalized. Its intensity in different people is different and depends on the number of rashes and the prevalence of the process.

On the skin of the head, neck, back, axillary cavities, palms and soles, scabies, as a rule, is not localized, which is an important sign for differential diagnosis with some other dermatosis before starting scabies treatment, notes estet-portal.com. Typical sites for localization of scabies are the interdigital areas of the hands, the flexor surface of the forearms, elbow joints, the anterior and posterior edges of the axillary cavities, the lateral surface of the chest and abdomen, & nbsp; nipple areola mammary glands in women, navel area, buttocks and intergluteal folds, inner thighs and external genitals.

The features of the clinical manifestations of scabies at the present time are:

• slight itching;
• small eruptions with prolonged course;
• possible urticarial elements;
• absence of rashes on the hands due to frequent contact with detergents, pastes, chemicals. Regardless of this, the treatment of scabies must be carried out in full.

Basic preparations and products for the treatment of scabies

For the destruction of scabies mites, local antiparasitic agents are used, loosening the stratum corneum of the epidermis and killing parasites.

In adults, appropriate antiparasitic agents in the form of ointments, solutions, sprays must be rubbed into all skin, except for the face and scalp.

In infants and young children, scabies may appear on the face, scalp, soles and palms, so these parts of the body should also be treated with antiparasitic agents.

Benzyl benzoate is used to treat scabies. This remedy differs from others in that, along with high efficiency, it does not have an unpleasant odor, which makes it possible for the patient to be at work and in public transport.

For the treatment of scabies, you can use a reliable and effective 33% sulfuric ointment, which must be rubbed into the skin for five days, without washing or changing clothes. A day after the end of treatment, the patient takes a shower with a further change of linen. For children, 10-15% sulfuric ointment is used.

The use of these treatments for scabies, given the toxicity of antiparasitic drugs, is often accompanied by skin irritation. In this case, patients are recommended desensitizing and antihistamines, indifferent water talkers, steroid creams and ointments.

Recently, Spregal (an aerosol for topical application) has been successfully used to treat scabies, which kills the scabies mite after a single treatment of the patient. This drug is odorless and convenient in the treatment of scabies.

Known Means  for the treatment of scabies today:

• Demyanovich treatment method, in which 60% sodium thiosulfate solution and 6% hydrochloric acid are used alternately;
• 25% benzyl benzoate cream;
• 33% sulfuric ointment, for children use 10-15% sulfuric ointment;
• Wilkinson's ointment;
• spregal aerosol.

Thus, today the treatment of scabies is not a problem. It is only important to identify the disease in time and conduct a differential diagnosis of scabies with other dermatoses.