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crotamiton
deleted info on crotamiton as it was wrong and the link was broken for reference. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.171.195.39 (talk) 21:14, 10 March 2010 (UTC)
Management - Medications - Topical
Section related to lindane lotion revised for accuracy. Statement regarding “legal” status of lindane, which primarily relates to agricultural uses, is misleading and inappropriately included in a discussion of scabies treatments. For example, the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants recently added lindane to the list of chemicals to be eliminated by ratified countries; however, there is a specific exemption for public health uses of pharmaceutical lindane for second-line treatment of scabies and lice. Canada and the US both support medical uses of lindane while abandoning agricultural uses. — comment added by Blancer707 (talk • contribs) 00:18, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
In response to edits by Yillowslime: With all due respect, the revision to the first statement is incorrect. Lindane lotion is FDA approved as a second-line treatment. The tradename was removed since the product is sold in the US generically. The FDA advisory report does not say that the medication is not well tolerated and contraindicated. In fact, published studies on lindane show that the medication is well tolerated. The statement was thus revised for accuracy. The information regarding legal status really relates to agricultural applications and does not seem relevant here. The hyperlink on the word lindane to the lindane page would seem sufficient. Blancer707 (talk) 03:32, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
- The information on global status not about just ag uses, it includes pharmaceutical uses. Wikipedia strives to provide a global perspective, so the stuff on bans outside the US needs to be in the article. Yilloslime TC 16:53, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
Sulfur
Would any one like to update the sulfur treatment with this academic journal article?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1634185/?page=1
Essentially it says 18% sulfur soap applied and left on overnight for 3 nights had a great success rate in curing scabies in over ~400 patients. It also says sulfur dermatitis did not occur in any patients, which can happen as a side effect of sulfur ointments. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.242.162.93 (talk) 05:54, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Scabies Rash Pictures
I would like to begin a discussion on the importance of some good quality images of the scabies rash for reference. The images on this page are all of such a quality that you can't really see the symptoms. I have some quality images that I would like to reference. They can be found at http://www.scabies-information.com/scabies-rash-pictures. If using this link is a problem, I would happily donate the images for use as I feel they would be helpful. Anyone else? I think the discussion here covers the topic well, but the images are lacking.
Just want to open this up for discussion. Davidandkimbenton (talk) 02:38, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
Scabies When is scabies most contagious, is it right before you break out when you are most contagious to spread to others? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.206.130.181 (talk) 12:08, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
No, you are contagious the second you are infected with the scabies mite...it is a parasite, not a virus and can spread quickly. The rash is a result of burrowing and waste from the scabies mite. Treatment is the same before and after you break out. 65.190.129.130 (talk) 16:46, 8 May 2010 (UTC)