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Epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects that make scabies a clinical entity with a special personality in the pediatric field, are reviewed. On the epidemiological aspects, a special mention of its unsuspected frequency in this age is made. Scabies is an endemic disease in our country among the more deprived people. On the clinical aspects, the great importance of clinical history and distribution of skin lesions for the early diagnosis is pointed out. Some "alert pointers" are described for this early diagnosis. On the therapeutic field, the importance of the primary care prevention is discussed, and the drug approach for its relieve is commented.
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Escabiose , Dermatopatias Parasitárias , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Surtos de Doenças , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Escabiose/epidemiologia , Escabiose/patologia , Escabiose/prevenção & controle , Escabiose/transmissão , Dermatopatias Parasitárias/epidemiologia , Dermatopatias Parasitárias/patologia , Dermatopatias Parasitárias/prevenção & controle , Dermatopatias Parasitárias/transmissão , EspanhaRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: To identify how much patients know about the cost of the long-term medication they take and what importance they give to its cost. DESIGN: Descriptive study with a questionnaire to people collecting their prescriptions for long-term treatment. SETTING: Patients of working age and pensioners of our health centre who take medication for chronic illnesses. PARTICIPANTS: 100 patients of working age and 100 pensioners who take medication for chronic illnesses. MEASUREMENTS: They were asked how much they thought each drug they picked up in CLT prescriptions cost. The figure given was compared with the real price. An opinion questionnaire, with 5 questions on the economic aspects of medication, was conducted. RESULTS: Patients of working age knew the price of 64% of their prescriptions with under 25% error. Pensioners only knew the cost of 27% of their prescriptions with under 25% error. 50% of patients of working age were very interested in the cost of what their doctor prescribed, whereas only 30.4% of pensioners were. CONCLUSIONS: Patients of working age know quite accurately how much the drugs they are prescribed for long-term treatment cost, but pensioners know a lot less. Patients believed that doctors were sufficiently sensitive to the cost of prescriptions.
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Doença Crônica/tratamento farmacológico , Pacientes , Preparações Farmacêuticas/economia , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Custos e Análise de Custo , Emprego , Humanos , Assistência de Longa Duração , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Modelos Teóricos , Preparações Farmacêuticas/administração & dosagem , Aposentadoria , Inquéritos e Questionários , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
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