00884nas a2200157   4500000000100000008004100001100001100042700001000053700001100063700001100074700001200085245006900097856007900166520046700245022001400712       2016                            d1 aPark H1 aLee C1 aPark S1 aKwon H1 aKweon S00aScabies among elderly Korean patients with histories of leprosy.  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4944713/pdf/tropmed-95-75.pdf3 a<p>A scabies epidemic, traced by the hospital-based surveillance system, was reported in a Korean leprosarium. A total of 200 symptomatic cases were found during 2012-2014 among 570 elderly former leprosy patients. Most of cases were classic type scabies (87%) and aged 75 years and older (72%). Surveillance system for early diagnosis and prompt intervention was applied and the scabies epidemic was controlled effectively in this long-term care facility.</p>
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