I am 23, 5 8 , and 144 pounds. I have skin very prone to allergies especially during the winter and the summer. My symptoms began as an allergic reaction to I m not sure what but have changed over the course of two weeks. About two weeks ago I had a very bad rash around my neck and chest and on the inside of my arm and it looked like contact dermatitis which I get often. The skin was very dry and itchy. There were some bumps but it was mainly just all raised. They seemed to get a little better but at night the itching on my chest continued. Little red bumps also appeared on my chest about a week ago and they are on my arm but those only appeared after scratching and do not itch very much at all. I finally went to the doctor yesterday and he told me it may be scabies because I also have a small rash in between my pinky and ring finger on one hand and a few spots on my belly button. However, he said to wait and take a pack of prednisone and if it did not improve then use the scabies medicine. There has been cracked and dry skin on my hand in the same spot for over a month though and only when I scratch does the rash come up, which also happens if I scratch my legs. The dry skin on my legs is bad and the bumps there have been there for over two months leading me to believe that it is not scabies. I have one area on my arm that could possibly resemble a burrow but I think it is just scabs in a row. How likely is it that I have scabies? There are small red bumps that itch but the itch is not constant. It does seem to worsen in the night but so does contact dermatitis. It does not itch if nothing is irritating it. There is also eczema present that itches. The rash has lessened in redness over the past two days and has not spread to any other parts of the body. The itching is not constant and barely at all during the day unless it is irritated by a hot sweater. If I do wake up at night I m usually easily able to go back to sleep if I let my skin air out. I know no one with scabies and haven t been anywhere recently that I m suspicious of. My sexual partner shows no symptoms and neither does anyone else in my family. The red bumps that look a little different from my previous rash have been on my body for more than a week and I ve slept in the same bed with someone every night and they have no symptoms. I don t want to use the cream if it isn t necessary and require every one in my house to do the same.