Norwegian scabies

scabies /sca·bies/ (ska´bēz) a contagious skin disease due to the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei; the female bores into the stratum corneum, forming burrows (cuniculi), attended by intense itching and eczema caused by scratching.scabiet´ic

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Norwegian scabies  a rare, severe form associated with an immense number of mites, with marked scales and crusts, usually accompanied by lymphadenopathy and eosinophilia.

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Norwegian scabies

Etymology: Norway; L, scabere, to scratch

a severe infestation of human skin by an itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei. The condition is associated with intense itching, crusting and scaling of the skin, and insect egg burrows that appear as discolored lines in the affected skin areas. Compare scabies.

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Norwegian

associated in some way with Norway.

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Norwegian buhund, Norwegian sheepdog

a medium-sized (26-40 lb), spitz-type dog with a short, dense coat in wheaten, black, red or sable, sometimes with black markings on the face, ears and tip of the curled tail. The ears are large, pointed and erect.

Norwegian elkhound

a medium-sized (40 lb) compact dog with a short body, very thick, medium length coat, pointed erect ears and a bushy tail tightly curled over the back. The hair is gray, tipped with black, and there is a thick, light-colored undercoat. The breed is predisposed to progressive retinal atrophy.

Norwegian forest cat

a medium- to large-sized, muscular cat with a woolly undercoat and long outer coat in any color combination. The breed is affected by glycogenosis IV.

Norwegian red cattle

red or red and white dairy cattle, may be polled, originated from two native Norwegian breeds.

Norwegian scabies

see Norwegian scabies.

Norwegian tetany-paresis

a special form of lactation tetany (1) caused by feeding cows on a herring and cellulose, low-energy high-protein, diet which is very low in magnesium.

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scabies

infestation by mites of the genus Sarcoptes. See also sarcoptic mange.

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feline scabies

see notoedrescati.

scabies incognito

a variant of sarcoptic mange in dogs in which mites are difficult or impossible to recover in skin scrapings, presumably because of the extensive grooming and generally high level of skin hygiene that lacks only the use of a scabicide. Also there are usually only a few mites present once an immunity develops. Further infection may cause a hypersensitivity but the mites present will still be in small numbers.

Norwegian scabies

a variety characterized by immense numbers of mites and marked scaling of the skin. Seen in immunocompromised patients.