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Scabies Symptom - Sign symptom of scabies
The most common locations for scabies are on the sides of fingers, between the fingers, on the backs of the hands, on the wrists, heels, elbows, armpits, inner thighs and around the waist (belt line).
Most Common Symptom of Scabies are as follows:
- Intense itching (especially at night) and a red rash that can occur at the area that has been scratched.
- Presence of the mite burrow(s), often in a zigzag or "S" pattern.
- Scabies is spread by personal contact, e.g., by shaking hands or sleeping together or by close contact with infected articles such as clothing, bedding or towels.
- Presence of lesions, such as brown nodules, rashes, or pimple-like irritations.
- Your skin may show small insect-type bites on it, or the lesions may look like pimples. It may also be red and crusty due to scratching of the area.
- Scabies prefers warmer sites on the skin such as skin folds, where clothing is tight, between the fingers or under the nails, on the elbows or wrists, the buttocks or belt line.
- Bacterial infection may occur due to scratching. In many cases, children are treated because of infected skin lesions rather than for the scabies itself.
Complications in scabies
- Impetiginization
- Eczematization
- Secondary lymphadenitis
If untreated, the disease may last for months. Ultimately natural desensitization may develop.
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