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What Causes Whole Body Itching And Dry Scabs?

I ve been itching like crazy all over my body I could be sitting there and all of a sudden I itch. Ive been getting scabs for the last two weeks that look kind of like dry broken skin. Under my boob and my torso I usually where theyre located now its moving down to my legs this first started to happen when I felt kind of a big welt on my side im scared and dont know what to do I am not sexually active and have no diseases
Wed, 16 Jul 2014
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hello
There is so many causes of generalized pruritus.
Scabies is one of them.
If there is night aggrevation of itching it can be scabies.
treatment - permethrin 5% lotion to be applied all over body except face overnight nd take a lukewater bath next morning.
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What Causes Whole Body Itching And Dry Scabs?

hello There is so many causes of generalized pruritus. Scabies is one of them. If there is night aggrevation of itching it can be scabies. treatment - permethrin 5% lotion to be applied all over body except face overnight nd take a lukewater bath next morning.