Impaired quality of life in adults and children with scabies from an impoverished community in Brazil

International Journal of Dermatology
Christine WorthHermann Feldmeier

Abstract

Scabies is highly prevalent in resource-poor communities in developing countries and is associated with considerable morbidity in this setting. How the parasitic skin disease impairs the quality of life of patients has rarely been investigated. A modified Dermatology Life Quality Index (mDLQI) was developed to assess the quality of life in adults and children with scabies living in an urban slum in Fortaleza, capital of Ceará State, Brazil. A total of 105 patients with scabies (58 children and 57 adults) were included in the study. The diagnosis was made by dermatoscopy, skin scraping, and adhesive film test. Feelings of shame was the restriction most frequently noted (adults 77.2% and children 46.6%). Other types of quality of life impairment were the need to dress differently (35.1 vs. 29.3%), restriction on leisure activities (24.6 vs. 36.8%), social exclusion (24.6 vs. 17.9%), stigmatization (21.1 vs. 25.0%), teasing (only children: 26.3%), and problems with sexual partners (only adults: 10.9%). Women and girls perceived more restrictions than men and boys. mDLQI scores indicated that 13.9% of the patients noticed a large or very large effect on their life, 65.2% considered their quality of life lightly or moderately reduce...Continue Reading

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