Background: The persistent high prevalence of human scabies, especially in low- and middle-income countries\nprompted us to research the sociodemographic profile of patients suffering from it, and its spreading factors in\nCameroon, a resource-poor setting.\nMethods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey from October 2011 to September 2012 in three hospitals located\nin YaoundÃ?©, Cameroon, and enrolled patients diagnosed with human scabies during dermatologistsââ?¬â?¢ consultations\nwho volunteered to take part in the study.\nResults: We included 255 patients of whom 158 (62 %) were male. Age ranged from 0 to 80 years old with a\nmedian of 18 (Inter quartile range: 3ââ?¬â??29) years. One to eight persons of our patientsââ?¬â?¢ entourage exhibited pruritus\n(mean = 2.1 Ã?± 1.8). The number of persons per bed/room varied from 1 to 5 (mean = 2.1 Ã?± 0.8). The first\ndermatologistââ?¬â?¢s consultation occurred 4 to 720 days after the onset of symptoms (mean = 77.1 Ã?± 63.7). The\npost-scabies pruritus (10.2 % of cases) was unrelated to the complications observed before correct treatment\n(all p values > 0.05), mainly impetiginization (7.1 %) and eczematization (5.9 %).\nConclusion: Human scabies remains preponderant in our milieu. Populations should be educated on preventive\nmeasures in order to avoid this disease, and cliniciansââ?¬â?¢ knowledges must be strengthened for its proper diagnosis\nand management.
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