Doctors report 'nightmare' surge in scabies amid shortage of medicines to treat the highly contagious itchy skin condition that's caused by tiny mites
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A 'nightmare' surge in scabies cases poses a major public health concern, experts warned today.
Scabies is an intense itchy and bumpy rash caused by the saliva, eggs and faeces of the parasitic mite Sarcoptes scabiei, with symptoms sometimes lasting for months.
Map My Mole, by Community Dermatology Limited, is a service that offers remote assessments of moles and skin lesions by consultant dermatologists.
Their missions in to bring skin checks to where the patient is, whether at home or in one…
Working in collaboration with partners across health and care, its multi-disciplinary team carries out health technology assessments of health or care technologies that are not a medicine and publishes national guidance on their use in Wales.
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