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How Is Scabies Treated To Prevent Re-infestation?
Hello My son (3 years old ) got the scabies he s full of spot and he scratch himself all the time ,and I think I m starting to have it too..we apply since yesterday this cream that the dermatologist told us to put. For him I put one time morning one time next day before he sleep so every 36 h aprox For how long for him? And me every night after shower it s the second night that I apply everywhere from beck to toes , how long for me also ? Its impossible to find shampoo or the pills in dubai ! Even at the hospital ! I need to know how I can clean my house if you know any company who come home or any spray I can buy somewhere ?I m getting paranoid Thank you so much.
Wed, 10 May 2017
Hi, thanks for trusting Healthcare Magic.
I understand with your concerns, but you should not worry too much due to you've got treatment from a dermatologist.
I do not know what the cream name is given by your dermatologist, but usually the doctor will give Permetrhin 5% or Scabisid for cases like this.
If the cream is Permetrhin 5%, you just use it for 1 day at night and the cream should stick for >8 hours. If the cream is Scabicid, use after an afternoon bath and may rinse it in the shower the next day. Giving the scabicid repeated two to three times with a lapse of two to three days.
Orally, to allevate the itching you can take levoctetrizine daily night times and oral intake of specific drug ovicidal.
For prevent re-infestation, clothes,bed sheets and linen must be laundered in hot boiling water. But I'm sorry I can not recommend a company near where you live, because we live in a different country.
Hope this information will be useful for you.
Good luck
I understand with your concerns, but you should not worry too much due to you've got treatment from a dermatologist.
I do not know what the cream name is given by your dermatologist, but usually the doctor will give Permetrhin 5% or Scabisid for cases like this.
If the cream is Permetrhin 5%, you just use it for 1 day at night and the cream should stick for >8 hours. If the cream is Scabicid, use after an afternoon bath and may rinse it in the shower the next day. Giving the scabicid repeated two to three times with a lapse of two to three days.
Orally, to allevate the itching you can take levoctetrizine daily night times and oral intake of specific drug ovicidal.
For prevent re-infestation, clothes,bed sheets and linen must be laundered in hot boiling water. But I'm sorry I can not recommend a company near where you live, because we live in a different country.
Hope this information will be useful for you.
Good luck
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