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Mom and i getting bites but no bugs seen. resulted in severe itchiness. scabies suspected but no classic symptoms. what else could it be?
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See a doctor: This question requires an in-person exam by a doctor, and depends on what other possible exposures you and your mother have. It's nigh impossible to make an educated guess about this on a forum like this.
Answered 3/28/2013
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