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Arthropods and diseases :
1. Scabies
2. Demodiciosis
3. Pediculosis & Phthiriasis
4. Myiasis
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Scabies (kudis, gudig,
budug)
diseases that can spread easily in
overcrowded places
Most common environments are:
Orphanage
Pondok pesantren
elderly people in nursing homes
prisoners
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Prevalence
In Indonesia 6 -27 % in general, but
higher in children & teenager (Sungkar,
1997).
Maruf I et al (2003) found 48.81 %
santri in Lamongan , Jawa Timur
In Jakarta 78,70% and Kabupaten
Pasuruan : 66,70% (Kuspriyanto,2002).
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Etiology :
Mites: Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis
Family Sarcoptidae , ordo Acari, ClassArachnida
Rounded body with 4 pair of legs, 2in the front 2 in the posterior.
Size : F: 300X 350 ; M: 150-200
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Life cycle
F: hair at the 3rd and 4thleg ;
Male : hair at 3 rd legs
Anterior legs terminate in stalkeddisc (Ambulacra )
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Incomplete metamorphosis
Life cycle: 1 month, the male diedafter copulation
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Female lays 1-3 eggs daily ( nottreated: lay eggs for about 5 weeks).
The eggs hatch: larvae will travel to
the skin surface and will producesecretions and making a new
burrow
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Live in stratum corneum burrows
Predilection : skin with thin stratum
corneum stratum : between fingers ,wrist, armpit, umbilicus, gluteus
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Pathogenesis and symptoms
Burrows in stratum corneum withvariation of length
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Symptom
Itching and rash (papules) : caused
by toxic secretions and excretions
directly associated with burrowing
process
Itching especially in the night(pruritus nocturne)
Secondary infection: feel pain ,pustule
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Secondary infection
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Diagnosis
Detection of Sarcoptes scabiei : skinscraping or biopsy
Easy to diagnose without secondaryinfection
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Treatment
Sulfur preparation : 5 10 % Not effective for eggs
Gama benzene hexachloride
Effective for all stages Neurotoxic : not save for < 5 years
Benzil benzoat emulsion
Crotamiton topical cream Permethrin
Is safe for use on the head and neck of
children less than two years old
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Epidemiology
Very contagious , transmission:
person to person, clothing and
bedding, towel
Environment factors:
bedroom sanitation, personal
hygiene, room ventilation, unhealthy
behavior, limited water supply,
population density of dormitory
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Prevention : clothing and bedding
should be washed in hot for 10
minutes and dry : kill the scabies
mite and eggs.
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Demodicosis
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Prevalence:
Demodicosis most often associated
with facial skin disease: acne
vulgaris and rosacea
Irina (2010): 12% positive (as in the
group with healthy skin) and patients
with rosacea (64 out of 79) positive
Demodex ( 81% )
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In eye lashes follicle:
Post DF, Juhlin E (1963) observed :
84% of the sample with a
mean age of 61 years and100% of those older than 70
years
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Cause by Demodex folliculorum,Demodex brevis
Family Demodicidae, ordo Acari ,Class Arachnida
Body : long, with striated abdomen
Size : 0.1 0.3 mm
4 pairs of legs
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Estimated 14.5 days & female live 5 days after oviposition
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Pathogenesis and Symptoms
Live in hair follicle
Preferred sites are facial skin,
forehead, cheeks, nose wings,eyelashes and external ear
channels. sometime on the scalp
slowly move on the skin especially
during the night (locomotion at a rate
of 8-16 mm/h).
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Symptom:
Generally asymptomatic
heavy infestations :
Itching lost of lashes /hair loss
skin complaints as acne rosacea.
- Recurrent blepharitis : coulddisturb eye vision
- Eye lid thickening
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Diagnosis
Detection of D. folliculorum
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Epidemiology
No racial predilect
Infestation is equal in males and
females. Infestation is correlated to the
number of sebaceous glands