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Vol 135 No 1560: 19 August 2022
High prevalence of scabies in Auckland pre-schools
Simon Thornley, Gerhard Sundborn, Daniel Engelman, Rachel Roskvist, Maryann Heather, Cielo Pasay, Roger Marshall, James McCarthy
Recent evidence indicates that scabies may play a more important role in the aetiology of various important diseases of childhood than has been appreciated. One study links scabies infestation with bacterial skin infection, particularly cellulitis and abscess. Scabies has also been implicated in the causation of kidney disease through post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis, and mounting evidence suggests a link with acute rheumatic fever.