MY BROTHER IS GROWIN WEIRD BUMPS AND IS ITCHING LIKE CARZY

[wolfy989148]

What is making my brother grow red bumps at 1:00 AM in the mornig and woke me up and he was super red ad itching like crazy,and he was growing big red bumps and it is spreading really fast its freaking me out and my brother is itching like crazy and i went to hug him and make him feel better and instted im starting to get extremly itchy to  i need help to figure out what the heck is making us itchy we are dying from itchyness please help!

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
It can be due to scabies. Scabies is an infestation of the skin with the Sarcoptes scabiei mite. It is characterized by intense itching, usually at night and by small insect-type bites lesions on the skin. Diagnosis of scabies is made by scraping the skin and viewing the material under a microscope to see the characteristic mite or eggs.
It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[elaustin6]

Are you really itching because you itch or because you see him itching? If it is just him, he may be having an allergic reaction to something. If it is truly both of you itching, you may want to consider bed bugs, scabies or some other spreadable contagious issue. I would highly recommend that both of you see a doctor.