Immune response and leukocyte profile in patients infested with Sarcoptes scabiei in Duhok Province of Kurdistan region, Iraq.

Introduction: Scabies is a skin condition that affects humans and many other mammalian hosts. It is brought on by the major obligate parasite Sarcoptes scabiei, which lives and reproduces in the epidermis and causes significant morbidity in both humans and animals.

Methodology: The current study aimed to determine the immunological responses of 60 patients who were clinically infested with scabies and who attended the Department of Dermatology at Azadi Teaching Hospital and the Gulan General Hospital at Akre.