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KMID : 0353019680050020097
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Korean Journal of Public Health
1968 Volume.5 No. 2 p.97 ~ p.102
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A Survey on Scabies at a Rural Area of Viet Nam
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Abstract
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This study was conducted to look about the status of scabies infections and the effectiveness of benzene hexachloride and Eurax for scabies patients.
The sample selected for the study was on 214 scabies patients among 3.986 Vietnamese outpatients of the Korean Army Dispensary (Construction Supporting Group in Vietnam) which located near the market of L??i Thi??u District in Binh-Dung Province of Vietnam.
The results of this study were as follows:
1. The infection rate on 214 scabies cases among 3,986 Vietnamese outpatients was 5.4%.
2. Scabies affects all ages and sexes.
3. Scabies occurred most commonly where cleanliness and medical facilities were lacking.
4. The scabies occurred throughout the year, and no occurate seasonal variation was observed.
5. The most common parasitic site of scabies was webs of fingers, and next volar surface of the wrists, groin, lower part of the abdomen, lower part of the buttocks, thigh, leg and feet, anterior axillary folds, umbilicus and periumbilical zone, elbow, perimammary areas. shoulder blades, and shaft and glans of the penis were followed in order.
6. Therapeutic effects of Eurax and Gammexane to scabies were excellent, and Eurax was more effective than Gammexance in subsiding the itching sensation.
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