| dc.description.abstract | Background: Scabies is a highly transmitted disease caused by Sarcoptes scabiei
mite. The prevalence and complication which can occur has made scabies a
significant public health problem in the developing countries. The availability of
data which can provide information about scabies gives an opportunity to do some
research on scabies epidemiology so that any measures for the improvement of
handling patients in the future can be taken.
Objective: To find out the characteristics of scabies patients in the SMF
Dermatology and Venereology at Haji Adam Malik General Hospital, Med~ in
the period of January, 2010-December, 2012.
Method: The research was a descriptive study, using secondary data analysis
from medical records of scabies patients who visited the SMF Dermatology and
Venereology at Haji Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan, in the period of
January, 2010-December, 2012.
Results: The characteristics of scabies patients were generally males (59.4%), 11
to 15 years old (28.3%), no/pre-school/Elementary School graduates (47.1%),
students (55.1%). There were 138 scabies patients who visited the SMF
Dermatology and Venereology at Haji Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan, in
the period of January, 2010 - December, 2012. The clinical charactheristics of
scabies were all of the patients had subjective symptoms of pruritus (100% ), the
morphology of most of the lesion was papules (87. 7% ), and the location of most
of the lesion was on legs (39.9%).
Conclusion: The characteristics of scabies patients in the SMF Dermatology and
Venereology at Haji Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan, were generally males,
11 to 15 years old, no/pre school/Elementary School graduates, students. There
were 138 scabies patients who visited the SMF Dermatology and Venereology at
Haji Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan, in the period of January, 2010 -
December, 2012. The clinical charactheristics of scabies were all of the patients
had subjective symptoms of pruritus, the morphology of most of the lesion was
papules, and the location of most of the lesion was on legs. | en_US |
