Scabies burrows on the wrist - a mite can be seen at the top of the middle burrow (SCAB-patient4)
Keywords: Adult, Hand, Itchy, Male, Palmar wrist, Sarcoptes scabiei mite, Sarcoptes scabies infestation, Scabies burrows, Wrist
Scabies is a transmissible skin disease caused by the ectoparasitic mite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis. This variant infests humans only; scabies cannot be caught or transferred to other animals.
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