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My doctor only told me to put the permethrin cream on once and then i should be and if i still had symptoms a week later to go back. is she right?
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Yep: Yeah, she's right. Usually one treatment with that med is all that's needed for the vast majority of conditions. The symptoms that may persist after treatment are because there is often a local reaction present under the skin that takes weeks for the body to resolve.
Answered 9/13/2016
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