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What Causes Itching Around The Neck, Shoulders And Underarm?
In the past 1 1/2 weeks I started to itch only around my neck, shoulders and under arm areas, but since then my whole back itches, sometimes my arms, hands and various places on my legs and feet. It is very annoying and keeps me awake alot. I did add a Probiotic about one months ago called Culturelle and have had 2 RX for Antiobiotics for some plastic surgery I had 9 weeks ago, but pretty much everything else has stayed the same except my STRESS level had been through the roof trying to find and making the decision to move my mother out of my home and into a Residential facility community. HELP!!! would love to sleep normally without itching all the time. Thanks
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
From your current complaints, it looks like you might be having scabies. For that you have to consult a dermatologist. Scabies is treatable so you don't have to worry much about it. It’s a contagious disease so I suggest you to keep a safe distance from others till you get completely cured.
All the best.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards, Dr. Prashant Gohil
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What Causes Itching Around The Neck, Shoulders And Underarm?
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. From your current complaints, it looks like you might be having scabies. For that you have to consult a dermatologist. Scabies is treatable so you don t have to worry much about it. It’s a contagious disease so I suggest you to keep a safe distance from others till you get completely cured. All the best. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Prashant Gohil