Scabies
	Papules, pustules, vesicles (especially in infants) and nodules Linear burrows, rarely longer than 1 cm are diagnostic, but not seen in every patient Lesions are concentrated in the wrists, hand and feet (particularly the interdigital webs) and in the body folds Pruritus is intense, particularly at night Caused by infestation with the Sarcoptes scabiei mite; generalized pruritus is a result of sensitization to the mite protien
	Histology: Scrapings of lesion will show mites, ova or fecal concentrations

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