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I have scabies treated it 3 times with permethrin5% past 2 weeks red bumps are almost all gone but new ones keep appearing not as much is that normal?

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Dr. Michael Ein answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

See below: 3 treatments with 5% Permethrin is almost always curative if it is used properly. 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.

Answered 6/30/2014

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