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Permethrin Cream For Scabies

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Dr. Kathy Robinson MD

My 24 yr old grandson lives with us (grandparents) and was just diagnosed with scabies . He said we haveto also take permethrin cream even though neither of us have any rash or itch or signs of... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kathy Robinson ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Suma Parinam MD

Im having scabies .....i visited the doctor yesterday he have me permethrin cream and told to apply it every night to the whole body and gave me teczin 5mg but i have unbearablle itching all over the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suma Parinam ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney MD

Hello! My 95 year old mother contracted scabies while in rehab last April. I have treated her with Permethrin cream ( and all that entails) 5 times since the initial outbreak, but it keeps coming back.... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

Hi I was just diagnosed with scabies and was told to apply a permethrin cream . It says to apply to the whole body, do I have to apply it to my entire penis? , incuding the head? Should I shave my ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Rahul Kumar MD

dermatogist. My dermatologist thought it sounded like scabies , and at her request I took the permethrin cream ... scabies to reappear? I followed all the directions carefully, washed all... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rahul Kumar ( Dermatologist)

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Dr.    Ivan R. Rommstein MD

I am supposed to apply permethrin cream on my whole body for scabies treatment. I developed scabies on my penis foreskin but saw a little red bump on penis head recently...is it also... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Varinder Joshi MD

I am looking for a treatment for scabies. I suspect that the wife and I contacted scabies at a ... up with Permethrin cream 5% also known as Elimite. Ken & Pat Hill ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Varinder Joshi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Arun MD

burning sensation on the head of my penis. is this caused by the scabies/permethrin cream or is something ...i was diagnosed with scabies last friday, and applied the permethrin 5% cream... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr. Ilyas Patel MD

thighs. I was treated for scabies about a week and a half ago and the rashes went away, but then came back viciously. I don t know if I was misdiagnosed or if the scabies didn t fully heal. I was ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilyas Patel ( Dermatologist)
Dr.   Kimberly Martin MD

I Recently Found Out i Had Scabies For The Past 3 Months And My Doctor Prescribed Me Permethrin ... Blankets, Clothes, Towles Or Rugs . Ive Been Using A Blanket i Havent Washed Yet , So Can i Get The... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kimberly Martin ( General & Family Physician)