r/scabies

I went to the doctor and she said it was PR. I have a herald patch under my breast that was small then got bigger, then I started getting these spots all over my legs. The spots are now all over the back of my thighs, legs, stomach and back. And now it’s slowly spreading to my arms. I’ve been misdiagnosed before with other issues and am really worried that this isn’t PR. It itches like crazy even with the topical steroid I’ve been using.

Now had scabies for months, picked it up around the same time as my girlfriend when she came over to see me at a hotel and we both noticed bumps afew weeks later.

several rounds of permethrin has done nothing other than subside the itching and stop new rashes popping up for a week or two.

Following all I can to get rid, from putting all clothes I have worn in the wash, changing bedding, new towel every single day but it is just relentless itching every single day, even waking me up through the night some days.

Last round of permethrin appeared to help a lot, even started thinking they were clearing up until the last 4/5 days where I’ve noticed these dots appear on my stomach/chest aswell as feeling itchy again through the day whenever I get warm.

I no longer have the bumps inbetween my fingers from the first image, it is more like the image after it now - dry, red & itchy spots down the side of my hand/wrist.

Please help with any advice possible, I just need this to go away as it is ruining most days for me.

i’m 16 and about a week ago i got super itchy and now have scabs from it. they got worse at nighttime to the point i kept waking up. I also have some bumps/ blister thingys in between my fingers. I don’t have insurance and my parents won’t take me to the doctor lmao but can anyone give me advice if it is scabies?

I am 36 F and i have been having skin issues on and off for years now
I have noticed lesions on the side of my neck in my scalp area that possibly look like creeping eruptions? And or scabies
I will also attach some pics from a similar rash on my back
If anyone has any insight please let me know 🙏🙏

Hi everyone….

I got scabies back in August and treated it with permethrin lotion. After 2 to 3 months the itching completely stopped, which indicated the treatment was working. However, it is now May and the marks and spots left behind are still visible on my skin. The infection itself seems to be gone but the skin marks from it have not fully faded yet despite all this time.
Has anyone experienced this or have any advice?

I thought this was contact dermatitis as I have extremely sensitive skin and have been developing lots of allergies, but now I’ve noticed my daughter has bumps on her legs. I can’t find any burrows on either of us, so I was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience to this with being misdiagnosed with contact dermatitis. I’ve had this rash for about 2 weeks now. It’s on my neck, chest, lower stomach, elbows, and knees.

My aunt is living in a nursing house and caught scabies there. Even though I don't visit her, my mom and cousin do. I've noticed my cousin scratching quite a bit lately. I am just afraid that the mites might have found their way into my household.

I already had scabies back in 2019-2020, and this is worst fear ever.

It’s been about 5 weeks since my last permethrin cream treatment and I’m left confused more than anything.

My rash overall has massively gone down and I feel way less itchy (I was mostly affected on my waist and upper leg area) though as seen in the pictures above my left arm is in still quite a state (my right arm is much better).

I was thinking it could be post scabies due to the symptoms getting better overall though I was wondering if anyone has had a similar effect on their skin during this period.

I do also have a history of having eczema/dermatitis, so I was wondering if the post scabies has made this come out again and worse

Just looking to see if anyone’s had a similar experience and how that turned out for them, thanks

My initial scabies symptoms were not severe, except for pretty big sized nodules on my hips and one or two on my legs.

The itching on my legs and hips and belt line was worst. I never had any clear burrow signs except for maybe one between my toes and a small line of red dots on my foot which was enough for the Dr to prescribe me permethrin.

I did everything correctly, I got my flatmate to do the treatment as well as a FWB and his whole household (I wasn't very popular for enforcing this but it got done) as well as my parents who briefly stayed a night before I was diagnosed. I sent them all the information and ensured it was all done correctly and at the same time.

I was practically paranoid about it, I bagged all my clothes and pillows for 10 days and tumble dried all my bedding on hot, and repeated for the second treatment.

I am aware of post scabies so the continued itching didn't concern me. I kept coming up in little red dots and the nodules continued to itch for at least 3 weeks.

Then everything seemed to calm down. I was still itching but only here and there and never as bad at night anymore.

The nodules were flattening and some of them have disappeared entirely and still remain gone.

I had two old nodules on my inner thigh that became really itchy for a couple of days but have since calmed down again.

I'm coming up to the 6 week mark after treatment and within the past few days my legs have started itching again, although not as intense and I don't wake up itching.

I never stopped getting the little red dots here and there on my arms and legs and wasn't suspicious of them as there were no clear burrow signs so it had to just be the mites pushing out my skin.

With the returned itching of my legs also came with the nodules on my hips beginning to become irritated and raise up and itch again. Again, the itching is not severe.

Yesterday I noticed my left hip has developed a rash on it, something I never even saw on myself before I used the treatment. That's what I've included pictures of. It's fairly itchy but I can ignore it mostly.

The circled spot is one of my hip nodules that has begun to be irritated again. Unfortunately I have a lot of self harm scars in this area so it's hard to tell what the skin looks like under the scarring, so please keep this in mind.

I have also noticed a nodule appearing on my inner thigh, although not as itchy as the last one and it seems to be going away faster, and not growing in size like the other ones did before treatment.

I can't remember if this is an old nodule that has risen up again as I seem to feel familiar about the placement but can't remember for sure.

My feet and hands are spotless. I have mild contact dermatitis on one finger that has got considerably better since treatment but still flairs up every so often. Nothing on my wrists or inner elbows either. Mild acne on my shoulders and face but had that for life. I sometimes feel crawling sensation over the soles of my feet since before treatment and it hasn't really gone away except it's not itchy just a weird sensation that I think is more psychological, esp as there are no marks on my feet at all anymore.

Considering everything, do you think I've been reinfested or shall I wait until the 8 week mark to see if this is just another phase of the post treatment reaction?

I'll be honest, I'm more stressed about this than I'm letting on. It was a really unpleasant experience having to force everyone I know to do the treatment and it almost cost me my FWB relationship, I really don't want to have to go through that mental strain again.

I've just never seen a rash like this on me before. Maybe it's just dermatitis or a heat rash?

Any help appreciated and please keep in mind I've got a pretty delicate mental state about this.

Edit: I forgot to mention that I used the cream 3 times as the first time the pharmacy told me it could be crabs (which I doubted immediately but went along with anyway) and so by the end of the treatment I had used permethrin 3 times, once for supposed crabs, then a week later when I was told it was scabies, and then a week after that to complete the cycle of treatment. Also my flatmate hasn't been experiencing any symptoms. He wasn't itching even when I was in active infestation, except he had a rash that looked like dermatitis on his wrist that since treatment has gone away entirely so we're guessing that was his symptoms. He hasn't experienced anything else since. My FWB last time I saw him said his skin has been improving so much although he still itches but not as bad, I haven't checked in with him since the 3 week mark or so.

Completed round 2 of permethrin 3.5 weeks ago and followed protocol. Symptoms seemed nearly gone until start of week 3 post-treatment.

Rash appeared (pic 1) 3 days ago. Mildly itchy all over but can sleep at night, but the rash definitely gets aggravated under hot showers. Found a new burrow but it dried super quickly and wasn’t itchy. Now getting new spots on fingers in a linear formation (pic 2). I’m guessing it’s a reinfestation, but has anyone experienced a flare-up like this during post scabies? Really don’t want to nuke my skin w perm again if I don’t need to.

Hi everyone, I just wanted to know if this could possibly be scabies. I want to peel off my skin because of how itchy my body feels.

I know for sure I have scabies due to looking at my skin cell under a microscope at the dermatologist and seeing the mite. But I didn’t realize how bad of a case I had until I saw some of your posts. My arms look horrible and I’m so worried about this never clearing up. Is there anything I can do besides permethrin and ivermectin? Any tips or advice would help me out big time. Thanks