A 33-year-old member asked:
what do scabies look like? what treament should you use?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
Scabies: Scabies can cause intense itching which worsens at night. If you check your skin you can see little burrows made by small blisters and bumps in skin folds. Places you might find them include your armpits, inner elbows, between your fingers, on your feet, around the buttocks, genitalia and breasts. Med prescribed by health care provider are usually needed to treat scabies. Creams include: >
Answered on Dec 24, 2015
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Dr. Heidi Fowler commented
25 years experience Psychiatry
Provided original answer
Permethrin 5%, benzyl benzoate, sulfur in petrolatum, & crotamiton.
Dec 1, 2014
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Dr. Ahmad M Hadied answered
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Rash and itching: See the picture please.
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