Question 1

spots that keep appearing on body and are itchy look like bites not scabies or menengitus?

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See a dermatologist: If you have pets it could be fleas. It is difficult to make a proper diagnosis since I am not there to see the condition. I recommend seeing a dermatologist so that they can make a proper diagnosis and give you something to get rid of the condition or relieve symptoms.

Question 2

do bed bug bites look like scabies?

Accepted Answer

See below: Most insect which draw a blood meal though a bite will cause a local reaction with redness, swelling, warmth and itch.  It is often impossible to tell these apart, but bedbugs will often leave a straight line or repeat bites whereas other bugs like mosquitos, may look scattered.  Scabies rashes are not bites but reactions to the scabies feces and body parts and often look like a line or burrow.

Question 3

i have a rash on my arm. i dont know if its scabies or not? they look like mosquito bites. some are just small bumps

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Probably not: Your description is not characteristic of scabies. Another cause is likely.

Question 4

what does scabies look like?

Accepted Answer

Itchy rash: Scabies is a very itchy and annoying rash that comes from a mite that likes to burrow itself underneath the skin. It is contagious and has a predisposition for certain hidden areas of the body (such as the webs of the fingers/toes, creases under the breasts, and elbows). It can be generalized in a baby. Sometimes it can look like a little pimple or insect bite, and other times it can be crusted.

Question 5

my roommate may have scabies. i have bites on my body - is this to do with scabies, or something else?

Accepted Answer

Scabies exposure.: Scabies looks like lines of burrows on skin made with little mounds or blisters. They cause itching which is often worse at night. Although they can be anywhere on skin they like going into skin folds (waistline, axilla, breasts, between fingers, feet, wrists, knees,  elbows,buttocks &amp; genitalia. You might have scabies.

Question 6

what does scabies rash look like?

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Extremely itchy: Scabies is one of the itchiest rashes around. It is usually seen as individual reddish bumps about 1/8 to 1/4 inch wide, along the waistline area or on other places on the chest or abdomen. Fingers often have scabies bumps, about 1/8 inch size. Sometimes bumps form in a short line, usually not more than a 1.5 inch long line of little bumps. Extremely itchy bumps plus scratching suggests scabies.

Question 7

can doctors tell me what does scabies look like when healing?

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Scabies Treatment: Elimite (permethrin) cream is the most commonly prescribed treatment for scabies. One applies it everywhere from the neck down.. After 8 hours it is washed off and repeat in 1 week. Clothing that has been worn and sheets and used towels are washed. Any potentiallly contaminated clothes must be washed or, alternatively, they can be put in a plastic bag and put out in the sun for a week.

Question 8

will my scabies bites go away overnight with cream?

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It take more than: That.  If you have scabies it can require a fair effort to get rid of it. First, you and all the members of your household will need to be treated. Ivermectin is an effective medication for treating scabies. Medications prescribed by your health care provider are usually needed to treat scabies. Creams include: Permethrin 5%, benzyl benzoate, sulfur in petrolatum, and crotamiton.  Second, you will.

Question 9

i treated scabies with permetherin, but bites look bigger. what should i do?

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SCABIES: Common tx of scabies is 5% Permethrin crm. From neck to toe with attention to intense involved areas; remove 8-14 hours by bathing. Scabies cause burrows, a thin gray, red or brown line, 2-15 mm long. Sometimes burrows obscured by vesicles, pustules or bullae. Because scabietic lesions are due to hypersensitivity reaction to mite, itching and bumps sometime get worse during tx. Take some benadryl (diphenhydramine).

Question 10

how to get rid of scabies bites on penis?

Accepted Answer

If the lesions are : Only on your penis - i would suggest having a dermatologist evaluate you. Scabies looks like lines of burrows on skin made with little mounds or blisters. They cause itching which is often worse at night. Although they can be anywhere on skin they like going into skin folds (waistline, axilla, breasts, between fingers, feet, wrists, knees,  elbows, buttocks ; genitalia.) if this is scabies the dr.

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Spots that keep appearing on body and are itchy look like bites not scabies or menengitus?

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I have a rash on my arm. i dont know if its scabies or not? they look like mosquito bites. some are just small bumps

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What does scabies look like?

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My roommate may have scabies. i have bites on my body - is this to do with scabies, or something else?

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What does scabies rash look like?

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Can doctors tell me what does scabies look like when healing?

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I treated scabies with permetherin, but bites look bigger. what should i do?

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