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SARCOPTES SCABIEI [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-04-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Parasitoses
- Epidermis and Dermis
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- craw-craw
1, record 1, English, craw%2Dcraw
correct, Africa
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Craw-craw is a term used in Africa to describe the intensely pruritic papular eruption that forms as a reaction to microfilariae during cutaneous onchocerciasis infection. 1, record 1, English, - craw%2Dcraw
Record 1, Key term(s)
- craw craw
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Parasitoses
- Épiderme et derme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- craw-craw
1, record 1, French, craw%2Dcraw
correct, masculine noun, Africa
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gale filarienne 1, record 1, French, gale%20filarienne
see observation, feminine noun
- gale onchocerquienne 2, record 1, French, gale%20onchocerquienne
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gale filarienne; gale onchocerquienne : Bien que ces désignations soient souvent utilisées pour nommer la manifestation cutanée de l'onchocercose, la désignation «gale» devrait être réservée au parasitisme par Sarcoptes scabiei. 3, record 1, French, - craw%2Dcraw
Record 1, Key term(s)
- craw craw
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-12-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Parasitoses
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- scabies
1, record 2, English, scabies
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A contagious dermatitis of humans caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei hominis. 2, record 2, English, - scabies
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Parasitoses
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gale sarcoptique humaine
1, record 2, French, gale%20sarcoptique%20humaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Affection cutanée strictement chez l'humain, due à un parasite de l'ordre des acariens, Sarcoptes scabiei hominis. 2, record 2, French, - gale%20sarcoptique%20humaine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Parasitosis
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- sarna
1, record 2, Spanish, sarna
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- escabies 1, record 2, Spanish, escabies
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conjunto de lesiones cutáneas provocadas por el Acarus scabiei o Sarcoptes scabiei. 1, record 2, Spanish, - sarna
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