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Why Is Itching Back After Being Treated For Scabies Last Year?
Last year I was diagnosed with scabies while in SA. Horrible itching, lumps etc for months and months. Not even permethrin helped. Eventually cleared up but stayed around chest and neck. Back in UK dr. Gave me emovate cream and atarax pills. Both helped and condition was good after about a month, so I stopped using. A week or so itching is back, only in the evenings and though nothing as bad as last year, is is very unpleasant. So I take the atarax again in the evening but wondering why it is back all over my body.
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Tue, 18 Mar 2014
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Hi,
I can understand your concern for itching after being treated for scabies last year. There can be multiple possibilities of the itching and it requires a close physical examination to diagnose the exact entity of the problem.
In my view correlating with the facts you have provided it appears to be simple allergic dermatitis of the area due to multiple causes rather than scabies. Had it been scabies then it should had been treated by permethrin.
I suggest you to meet a dermatologist to for proper therapy. In between you should avoid contact of dust to the area properly. If I were your dermatologist then presumptively would have preferred to apply fluticasone with mupirocin cream. You can take an antihistamine such as loratadine for twice a day if itching is present.
Do not try to pinch, pop or squeeze the area as it may cause secondary infection of the area.
All the best
I can understand your concern for itching after being treated for scabies last year. There can be multiple possibilities of the itching and it requires a close physical examination to diagnose the exact entity of the problem.
In my view correlating with the facts you have provided it appears to be simple allergic dermatitis of the area due to multiple causes rather than scabies. Had it been scabies then it should had been treated by permethrin.
I suggest you to meet a dermatologist to for proper therapy. In between you should avoid contact of dust to the area properly. If I were your dermatologist then presumptively would have preferred to apply fluticasone with mupirocin cream. You can take an antihistamine such as loratadine for twice a day if itching is present.
Do not try to pinch, pop or squeeze the area as it may cause secondary infection of the area.
All the best
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