scabid

Thu, 08 Nov 2001 09:51:22 -0800

>Foul!  Scabid (however attractive a concept might be conjured by the
>'word's' onomatopoetic  power) is not a word (in my Webster)....you lose 
>ten
>points.
>
>Dr. tele

Dr. Bob-- you must have the abridged Webster's-- scabid is a medical term 
deriving from "scabies" See the usage in the info on scabies below from 
Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. 5th Edition. McGraw-Hill. 
1999.
Dr. Jon

Background

Scabies is an infection with the mite Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis. It is a 
very common disease and highly contagious, usually contracted under 
conditions of crowding, poor hygiene, and sexual contact. The classic 
symptoms is pruritis or itching affecting any part of the body but usually 
the hands and genital areas. The lesions are macular, papular, vesicles, 
scaly plaques, nodules, and oozing patches. The lesions may be particularly 
widespread in infants, affecting the head and face as well.

 Fulminant and highly infectious form of the disease caused by an 
immunocompromised state
May be present in AIDS patients

Norwegian scabies	Hyperplastic epidermis with acanthosis, papillomatosis, 
and hyperkeratosis with numerous Scabies mites scattered throughout
Scabietic nodule	Children may present with nodular collections of fibrosis 
with eosinophils and mixed inflammatory cells as a scabid reaction.

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