Table 2. Detailed clinical features of scabies on comprehensive examination by a dermatologist.
Clinical Features | ||
---|---|---|
IACS Classification | A3: Dermatoscopy Confirmed | 6 (13.3%) |
B1: Presence of Burrows | 15 (33.3%) | |
B2: Typical Genital Lesions | 3 (6.7%) | |
B3: Typical Lesions in a Typical Distribution with 2 History Features | 19 (42.2%) | |
C1: Typical Lesions in a Typical Distribution with 1 History Features | 2 (4.4%) | |
Lesion Type Present | Papule | 44 (97.8%) |
Burrow | 21 (46.7%) | |
Nodule | 12 (26.7%) | |
Vesicle | 1 (2.2%) | |
Lesion Type Count (Median, IQR) | Papule | 115 (45–161) |
Burrow | 0 (0–3) | |
Nodule | 0 (0–1) | |
Vesicle | 0 (0–0) | |
Itch | Personal History | 45 (100%) |
Household Contact | 39 (86.7%) | |
Non-Household Contact | 17 (37.8%) | |
Dermatoscopy | Delta Wing & Wake Sign** | 4 (8.7%) |
Delta Wing Sign Only | 2 (4.3%) | |
Wake Sign Only | 13 (28.2%) |
*All participants with dermatoscopic confirmation of scabies also had burrows.
** Delta Wing Sign: visualisation of the triangular-shaped dark anterior of the burrowing mite; Wake Sign: visualisation of the ‘V’ shaped scale that may form at the entrance of a burrow.