Suggest Treatment For Scabies

Posted on Wed, 24 Jun 2015

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Wed, 24 Jun 2015 Answered on

Wed, 22 Jul 2015 Last reviewed on

Question : I THINK I HAVE SCABIES? YYYY@YYYY @hotmail.com

Answered by Dr. Heera Lal Poonia (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
please provide more details

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX, welcome to HCM and thanks for choosing us.

Please provide following details
Duration of itching
Time of the day when maximum
Which parts of body you have itching
Any visible skin changes (please attach photo if you can)

Thanks

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Heera Lal Poonia (3 hours later)

. ITCHING STARTED 4 - 6 WKS AGO! 2. ITCHING IS WORSE AFTER SLEEPING! 3. ITCHING IS SHOULDERS, STOMACH,THIGHS
AND FOREARMS! 4.

Answered by Dr. Heera Lal Poonia (11 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
get medicine prescribed by a dermatologist

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX, welcome again.

Thanks for the details. Your symptoms are suggestive of scabies only. It is a mite infestations, which is a common problem specially in crowded living , where one comes in contact with several people.

It requires a simple treatment. You can use any antiscabies lotion which is available in pharmacy like benzyl benzoate, GBH, or tablet permethrin. It a single time application which cures scabies. Take some antihistamines like cetrizine along with it to have symptomatic relief from itching.

You need to visit your dermatologist for confirmation of the diagnosis and get the drugs prescribed. Take care in future.

I hope my reply will help you. Please write to us for more information and follow up queries. I wish you good health . Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Shanthi.E