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A member asked:

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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Dr. Tony Ho answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

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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