| Autor: |
Aydoğdu, Ceyda Tetik, Daşgın, Dilek, Yürekli, Aslan, Abul, Baran, Karaşahin, Tuğçe Akça, Pektaş, Suzan Demir, Alataş, Emine Tuğba, Fışkın, Büşra, Dinç, Furkan, Kıran, Alkan, Yeniçeri, Emine Neşe |
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Turkish Journal of Dermatology / Turk Dermatoloji Dergisis; Jul-Sep2024, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p66-69, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
Aim: Two major earthquakes occurred in Türkiye on sixth February, 2023. Tens of thousands of homeless earthquake victims settled in dormitories across the country. Because this increases the risk of parasitic skin infections, we screened the earthquake victims who were placed in the student dormitory just in case of scabies and the pediculosis capitis epidemic. Here, we describe our screening and prevention strategies for parasitic skin epidemics. Materials and Methods: We visited all rooms in the student dormitory and performed scabies and pediculosis capitis screening on February 15th to 24th, 2023. All the earthquake victims were questioned regarding signs and symptoms of scabies and pediculosis. If a person had symptoms such as night itching, he/she was examined with a dermoscope to evaluate burrows and lice. When the diagnosis was confirmed, treatment was given to those who were in the room and had contact with the people in the room. The prevalence of scabies and pediculosis was assessed at 5 months after screening. Results: A total of 1,580 earthquake victims were screened, of which 167 (10.5%) cases of scabies and 67 (4.2%) cases of pediculosis capitis were detected during the screening. Only 42 new cases of scabies and 1 new case of pediculosis were detected among earthquake victims within 5 months after screening. There was a significant decrease in the percentage of parasitic skin infections, ranging from 10.5% to 2.8% for scabies and from 4.2% to 0.06%; respectively. Conclusion: We believe that screening and detecting cases of scabies and pediculosis capitis and their contacts at an early stage prevented a possible epidemic in our city. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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