Suggest Treatment For Itchy Rashes All Over The Body
I have a 85 year old friend who has had a rash/hive type all over his body with a terrible itch and doctors cannot find a cause and have been treating the symptoms with Prednisone (steroid) and a topical cream but he still itches and scratches until he bleeds. We have found several others in church and neighborhood who have same thing being treated by different internist, dermatologist, allergy doctors and none know what the cause and all are treating with steroids. Can you offer any suggestions?
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I will keep a possibility of Scabies if there is a history of extreme itching in his close contacts like friends and neighbours. Scabies is caused by a mite sarcoptes scabiei which causes extreme itching and is transmitted through direct skin to skin contact to others like family members, friends etc. Single, overnight, whole body application of 5%permethrin is usually sufficient to treat scabies. All the contacts should be similarly treated. I addition I will also suggest him to take an oral antihistamine e.g Cetrizine 10mg tab once every evening for symptomatic relief from itching.
Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any more questions.
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Suggest Treatment For Itchy Rashes All Over The Body
Hello. Thank you for writing to us. I have noted your concern. I will keep a possibility of Scabies if there is a history of extreme itching in his close contacts like friends and neighbours. Scabies is caused by a mite sarcoptes scabiei which causes extreme itching and is transmitted through direct skin to skin contact to others like family members, friends etc. Single, overnight, whole body application of 5%permethrin is usually sufficient to treat scabies. All the contacts should be similarly treated. I addition I will also suggest him to take an oral antihistamine e.g Cetrizine 10mg tab once every evening for symptomatic relief from itching. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any more questions.