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What Could It Be If Had Severe Itching All Over Body With Tiny Reddish Bumps On Body, Head Of The Penis?

I have been itching ceaselessly over the past several weeks. It started off as a subtle itch on my inner thighs and buttocks and became eventually intolerable and has spread to my forearms, neck, back, wrists and hands. There are tiny reddish bumps in some of the itchier areas, but no blistering or overtly aggressive rash. I thought maybe it was scabies, but I do not see any of the stereotypical burrowing marks associated with scabies. The itching is probably worst at night, but has even become incessant during the day. Also, the head of my penis has some slightly red patches of skin that only recently appeared, but they do not itch and are not irritated. Is this an STD or scabies, or even something else?
Mon, 27 Jan 2014
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Welcome to Healthcare Magic Forum

From your clinical picture, 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 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
MD( Dermatology)
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What Could It Be If Had Severe Itching All Over Body With Tiny Reddish Bumps On Body, Head Of The Penis?

Hi Welcome to Healthcare Magic Forum From your clinical picture, 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 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 MD( Dermatology)