Microfotografía del ácaro de la escabiosis
Esta es una fotomicrografía del ácaro de la sarna. Este animal hace túneles bajo la piel, depositando en ella tanto huevos como heces. La infestación por sarna causa una picazón (prurito) intensa que lleva al rascado y a daños en la piel (excoriaciones). Si no se la trata, la infestación puede durar por años, por lo que se la llama "picazón de los siete años".
Revision
Last reviewed 10/4/2010 by Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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