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The head may be affected, but this is typically only in young children. [2] The itch is often worse at night. [2] Scratching may cause skin breakdown and an additional bacterial infection in the skin. [2] Scabies is caused by infection with the female mite Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis, an ectoparasite. [3]
When the definition of self-harm was expanded to include head-banging, scratching oneself, and hitting oneself along with cutting and burning, 32% of the sample said they had done this. [131] In Ireland, a study found that instances of hospital-treated self-harm were much higher in city and urban districts, than in rural settings. [132]
All of these causes can be put into two categories used to classify head injuries; those that occur from impact (blows) and those that occur from shaking. [27] Common causes of head injury due to impact are motor vehicle traffic collisions, home and occupational accidents, falls, assault, and sports related accidents. Head injuries from shaking ...
They can cause a persistent, maddening itch for months or even years until you get a treatment that kills them. (There’s a reason they sometimes call scabies the seven-year itch.)
There is no antidote for strychnine poisoning. [5] Strychnine poisoning demands aggressive management with early control of muscle spasms, intubation for loss of airway control, toxin removal (decontamination), intravenous hydration and potentially active cooling efforts in the context of hyperthermia as well as hemodialysis in kidney failure (strychnine has not been shown to be removed by ...
Major trauma is a severe traumatic injury that has the potential to cause disability or death. Serious traumatic injury most often occurs as a result of traffic collisions. [11] Traumatic injury is the leading cause of death in people under the age of 45. [12] Blunt trauma injuries are caused by the forceful impact of an external object.
Psychogenic pruritus typically appears as itching on the face and on the extensor surfaces of the body. This includes the back side of the arms, the abdomen, the side of the legs and the upper back and shoulders. These areas are more frequent because they are within hand's reach. [1]
There have been many different theories regarding the causes of excoriation disorder, including biological and environmental factors. [10]A common hypothesis is that excoriation disorder is often a coping mechanism to deal with elevated levels of turmoil, boredom, anxiety, or stress within the individual, and that the individual has an impaired stress response.