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The 17 pages that link to Scabies, each with the reason it gives.

• Atopic dermatitisCompared with: Scabies can cause intense itch and eczema-like lesions but requires antiparasitic treatment.

• EctoparasiteBroader topic: The mite’s burrowing and feeding provoke the characteristic infestation.

• IvermectinRelated: Oral ivermectin is used for selected cases, including outbreaks and difficult-to-treat infestation.

• EczemaCompared with: Its intense itch can mimic eczema, but it requires treatment directed at mites.

• AcariRelated: This parasitic mite causes disease by burrowing and reproducing in human skin.

• ImpetigoCompared with: Scratching scabies lesions can invite secondary bacterial infection and confusion with impetigo.

• DermoscopyRelated: Dermoscopy can visualize the mite and its burrow in suspected infestations.

• DermatitisCompared with: The infestation can resemble itchy dermatitis, especially before its cause is recognized.

• PediculosisCompared with: Both cause itching, but scabies is caused by mites rather than lice.

• PermethrinNarrower topic: Permethrin cream is a standard treatment for this infestation.

• Head louseCompared with: Scabies also causes itching and close-contact spread, but is caused by a mite, not a louse.

• Skin infectionBroader topic: The mite demonstrates how parasites can invade skin and trigger intense itching.

• LindaneRelated: Lindane lotion was used to kill scabies mites when other treatments were unsuitable.

• PapuleRelated: Scabies commonly causes itchy papules, often with burrows.

• AntiparasiticRelated: Topical or oral antiparasitic treatments target mites and their eggs.

• Delusional parasitosisCompared with: A genuine infestation must be distinguished from a fixed belief of infestation.

• Crab louseCompared with: It can also cause intense itching but is caused by a mite, not a louse.