Social epidemiological pattern of scabies in gerontological patients

M.M. Tlish, T.G. Kuznetsova, Zh.Yu. Naatyzh, E.V. Erokhina

Kuban State Medical University, Krasnodar

Improving the quality and accessibility of preventive and rehabilitation care for elderly and senile patients is one of the primary goals of today’s healthcare. Limited self-care and mobility, multiple comorbidities, and social-economic volatility are relevant medical social factors predisposing to parasitic skin diseases in these age groups. In addition, age-related reduction in epidermal barrier reparation, immune dysfunction, and neurodegenerative disorders account for an atypical and severe course of infectious dermatoses, particularly in other somatic diseases. As a result, somatic comorbidities and dermatoses aggravate each other. This paper describes a scabies nidus in gerontological patients, addresses the epidemiological investigation results, and discusses significant aspects of scabies dissemination and course in these patients. Since scabies is currently a high-prevalent condition, the analysis of epidemiological locus and the areas of improving medical social care in elderly and senile patients are relevant for dermatology, gerontology, and related disciplines

Keywords: scabies, epidemiological focus, gerontological patients, interdisciplinary approach, medical social care, health care quality.

For citation: Tlish M.M., Kuznetsova T.G., Naatyzh Zh.Yu., Erokhina E.V. Social epidemiological pattern of scabies in gerontological patients. RMJ. 2022;3:55–58.