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Itchy Bumps In Armpits, Stomach, Groin, Legs. Applied Promethium Cream. No Bedbugs. Suggestions?
I have extremely itchy small bumps in my armpits, stomach, groin, and legs. I have had these same bumps for 5-6 months. They have not gone away, and they continue to itch severely. They are not sensitive or painful, just extremely itchy. I have no other symptoms (no headaches, fever, nausea, etc.). I also do not have bedbugs. I saw a dermatologist and he prescribed Promethium (sp?) cream as he suspected it was scabies. I used the cream 4 times (2 treatments as the first treatment did not work). A few of the bumps went away, but most of them remained. I saw another Dermatologist that pulled a culture for staff infection, which came back negative. Since these bumps have not gone away in 5-6 months and continue to itch severely and the Promethium cream did not work, my doctors are perplexed about what it could be. Any suggestions?
Tue, 11 Jun 2013
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From your clinical picture and especially owing to the affected sites, it looks like you are having scabies.
Scabies is a mite infestation presenting with itching papular lesions all over the body , mainly over abdomen,finger web spaces, thigh and genitalia.
It usually causes more itching at night .
It is a contagious condition, so proper treatment of the patient and the contacts has to be done.
You need to apply 5 percent permethrin cream all over your body.
Single application of this cream all over the body below the neck is to be done.
Apply it at night, leave it overnight, take bath the next morning.
Use crotamiton cream from the next day twice a day over the affected areas.
Take antihistamines like levocetrizine for itching
You have to take care also to disinfect all your clothes and beddings by washing them in warm water and drying them in sun.
And also find out, if anybody else from your family has similar lesions or itching, then they should also be treated.
Wishing you speedy recovery
Dr Geetika Paul
Welcome to Healthcare Magic Forum
From your clinical picture and especially owing to the affected sites, it looks like you are having scabies.
Scabies is a mite infestation presenting with itching papular lesions all over the body , mainly over abdomen,finger web spaces, thigh and genitalia.
It usually causes more itching at night .
It is a contagious condition, so proper treatment of the patient and the contacts has to be done.
You need to apply 5 percent permethrin cream all over your body.
Single application of this cream all over the body below the neck is to be done.
Apply it at night, leave it overnight, take bath the next morning.
Use crotamiton cream from the next day twice a day over the affected areas.
Take antihistamines like levocetrizine for itching
You have to take care also to disinfect all your clothes and beddings by washing them in warm water and drying them in sun.
And also find out, if anybody else from your family has similar lesions or itching, then they should also be treated.
Wishing you speedy recovery
Dr Geetika Paul
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