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Is Red Rashes Sign Of Scabies?

I have an outbreak of rashes which are red, some are raised but mostly are flat patches. This happened after I got bitten by bedbug from a taxi. Is this scabies? My dermatologist confirmed it s not while the general physician in the clinic insists it is.
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hi,
thank you for asking on HCM.
as per your history, you have allergic/urticarial rash due to bedbug bite.
-- scabies is unlikely as scabies do not present with a bite by bedbug.
--in scabies, severly itchy paplues like red bumps occur mainly over hands and feet, mainly web spaces.
my treatment advise would be:
-- you may take tab levocterizine twice a day for itching.
-- you may also apply hydrocort cream over the lesions.
-- also, take tab ranitidine 150 mg twice a day before food.
if lesions are persistant or severely itchy, do cosnult a nearby dermatologist.
wishing you good health.
thank you
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Is Red Rashes Sign Of Scabies?

hi, thank you for asking on HCM. as per your history, you have allergic/urticarial rash due to bedbug bite. -- scabies is unlikely as scabies do not present with a bite by bedbug. --in scabies, severly itchy paplues like red bumps occur mainly over hands and feet, mainly web spaces. my treatment advise would be: -- you may take tab levocterizine twice a day for itching. -- you may also apply hydrocort cream over the lesions. -- also, take tab ranitidine 150 mg twice a day before food. if lesions are persistant or severely itchy, do cosnult a nearby dermatologist. wishing you good health. thank you