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Multiple, Spreading , Small, Extremely Itchy Red Bumps On Wrists And Biceps. Large Reddish Brown Areas On Thigh Without Bumps. Help

Hi for the past 2 weeks I've been getting multiple small red bumps that are extremely itchy throughout the day and especially worse at night. I believe them to be contagious as they keep spreading as it started on my wrists towards my biceps. I recently found areas on my thigh that appear to be large reddish brown colour but they seem to be internal as they are no bumps. Please help me, it would be highly appreciated.
posted on Thu, 9 May 2013
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Welcome to Healthcare Magic Forum

From your clinical picture, it looks like you are having scabies.
Scabies is a mite infestation presenting with itching papular lesions all over the body , mainly over abdomen,finger web spaces, thigh and genitilia. It usually causes more itching at night.
It is a contagious condition, so proper treatment of the patient and the contacts has to be done.
You need to apply 5 percent permethrin cream all over your body. Single application of this cream all over the body below the neck is to be done.
Apply it at night, leave it overnight, take bath the next morning.
Use crotamiton cream from the next day twice a day over the affected areas.
Take antihistamines like levocetrizine for itching.
You have to take care also to disinfect all your clothes and beddings by washing them in warm water and drying them in sun.

And also find out, if anybody else from your family has similar lesions or itching, then they should also be treated.

Wishing you speedy recovery,

Dr Geetika Paul.
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Multiple, Spreading , Small, Extremely Itchy Red Bumps On Wrists And Biceps. Large Reddish Brown Areas On Thigh Without Bumps. Help

Hi Welcome to Healthcare Magic Forum From your clinical picture, it looks like you are having scabies. Scabies is a mite infestation presenting with itching papular lesions all over the body , mainly over abdomen,finger web spaces, thigh and genitilia. It usually causes more itching at night. It is a contagious condition, so proper treatment of the patient and the contacts has to be done. You need to apply 5 percent permethrin cream all over your body. Single application of this cream all over the body below the neck is to be done. Apply it at night, leave it overnight, take bath the next morning. Use crotamiton cream from the next day twice a day over the affected areas. Take antihistamines like levocetrizine for itching. You have to take care also to disinfect all your clothes and beddings by washing them in warm water and drying them in sun. And also find out, if anybody else from your family has similar lesions or itching, then they should also be treated. Wishing you speedy recovery, Dr Geetika Paul.