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I just start useing the cream permethrin for scabies how long will it be before i'm cured and what do they look like when healing?
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See below: Scabies is treated with a topical scabicide such as 5% permethrin. It is applied over the entire body from the chin to the toes and left on for 8 to 14 hours before washing off. The treatment is repeated 1 week later. The itching may take over a week to resolve. Skin lesions will gradually fade and resolve.
Answered 4/11/2020
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