Scabies Help Question?!!

How do you determine if scabies was sexually transmitted or not?  I got a rash on my penis and groin area and went to the doctor and he diagnosed me with scabies.  I am monogamous so I don't know how I could have gotten scabies on my penis unless my wife had cheated.  Although she has not mentioned any symptoms at all.  Is it possible scabies could have gotten on my penis from my hands or some other method or is this evidence that proves was my wife unfaithful.  I did not have itching or rash any where else on my body.  I have been treated and I need to know where this could have possibly came from and if the scabies on my penis could have been contracted some other way than my wife cheating?  Please help, I'm so upset about this.

[Jasmina Jankicevic, MD, MSc, CCRP]

Welcome to the Dermatology Expert Forum!

Scabies is transmitted by close physical contact (often contact with household members and sexual partners) but fomite transmission is possible (for example via hands previously in contact with infested doorknob, or dish, or newspaper/book, or towels/clothing, etc.). Scabies can spread easily under crowded conditions where close body and skin contact is common. Also, child care facilities, nursing homes, extended-care facilities, and prisons are often sites of scabies outbreaks.

Wishing You Optimal Health,
Dr. Jasmina Jankicevic