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Any Suggestion To Get Rid Of Scabies?
I am pretty sure that I have Scabies (after being sure that I had bed bugs and fumigating my entire flat), I am going to see a doctor as soon as I can, I can't sleep at night and I am getting very stressed. The bites seem to contain water or something, should I be poppoing them to rid of the mites?
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Hello,
Thank you for posting on HCM.
Its difficult to approach conclusive diagnosis unless for proper physical examination, anyways from your description it seems you are suffering from scabies.
Scabies is a contagious disease caused due to mite and it spreads among people who are in close physical contact and by use of common household articles.
Treatment is pretty straight foreword. Treat everyone simultaneously in the family and others who are in close physical contact. Your doctor would prescribe oral drugs like ivermectin which will kill the parasite. Also, you and others will be advised single application of permethrin 5% cream overnight, over whole body below neck followed by bath next day. Take antihistamics as required to relieve itching. A corticosteroid with fusidic acid cream from next day onwards will take care of remnant rash.
Avoid sharing of clothing and toiletries and launder all you bedding and clothes in warm water.
Hope this will take care of your issue.
Thank you
Dr Hardik Pitroda
Thank you for posting on HCM.
Its difficult to approach conclusive diagnosis unless for proper physical examination, anyways from your description it seems you are suffering from scabies.
Scabies is a contagious disease caused due to mite and it spreads among people who are in close physical contact and by use of common household articles.
Treatment is pretty straight foreword. Treat everyone simultaneously in the family and others who are in close physical contact. Your doctor would prescribe oral drugs like ivermectin which will kill the parasite. Also, you and others will be advised single application of permethrin 5% cream overnight, over whole body below neck followed by bath next day. Take antihistamics as required to relieve itching. A corticosteroid with fusidic acid cream from next day onwards will take care of remnant rash.
Avoid sharing of clothing and toiletries and launder all you bedding and clothes in warm water.
Hope this will take care of your issue.
Thank you
Dr Hardik Pitroda
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