Scabies is a skin infestation caused by a mite known as the Sarcoptes scabiei. Untreated, these microscopic mites can live on your skin for months. They reproduce on the surface of your skin and then burrow into it and lay eggs. This causes an itchy, red rash to form on the skin.
Itchy skin
Occurs or worsens at night
At genital, At upper extremity, At lower extremity, Buttocks
common
Skin rash and redness
At hands, At feet, At armpits, At genitals, At elbows, At knees, At groin, At fingers, At wrists
common
Red lesions filled with pus
At buttocks, At lower extremity, At genitalia, At armpits
common
Small tunnel underneath the skin
common
Contact with sick person of scabies
If you have Scabies, then a visit to a dermatologist is highly recommended.
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Dermatologist