I've been dealing with scabies for the past 23 weeks, and it's causing a lot of itching, especially at night. It's really bothering me, and I'm not sure what to do next. Is there any advice or treatment you could recommend to help relieve this itching?

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Dr Anshul Maheshwari

General Practitioner

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5+ Yrs

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For scabies treatment, consider Permethrin 5% cream (e.g., Scabex or Elimite): apply a thin layer from neck to toes, leaving it on for 8-12 hours before washing off, and repeat the treatment in 7-10 days to ensure elimination of mites and eggs;

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So, I got a really light dog bite. No blood or anything, but now I've got this redness all over my body. Is there something I should be worried about? What do you think I should do?

Rabies vaccination is advised since redness is present at bitten area,1ml intramuscular at 0,3,7,14 ,28 days interval is advised to the patient.

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I've been using Deriva BPO gel for my moderate acne, but after a week, I started to notice some redness. Now, the redness has gone down, but there's still this dark area around my mouth. Could this be hyperpigmentation from the gel, or might it be caused by something else?

side effects include nausea, headache etc , continue all the medications ..

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I recently stopped taking my iron tablets and I've noticed that my skin is getting more pigmented. I'm really curious if this will go away now that I've quit the pills. Is this something normal, or should I be worried?

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