i hhave scabies really bad and need help

[jaccie74]

i have had scabies for 7 years.i have tried everything.i need a good hospital or a place to go to get help.does anyone know of any place to get help for scabies other than a regular hospital?im willing to fly to another state to get help.i am homeless because i have it to badely to work.i appreciate all responces..thank you

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

Have you consulted a skin specialist for your symptoms? How was the diagnosis of scabies made?

'Diagnosis may be confirmed by microscopy of surface scrapings, which are placed on a slide in glycerol, mineral oil or immersion in oil and covered with a coverslip.'

Have you been evaluated for a compromised immune system?

'People with compromised immune systems may not develop antibodies to the mites and may develop crusted Norwegian scabies.

In this case, many form scabs or develop very red skin especially in the elderly and the mentally handicapped where white or gray crusted areas develop with little itching and little or no red bumps and mite population numbers rise to thousands in AIDS patients. These cases require additional treatment options to ensure a complete kill.

Ivermectin is a single oral treatment of choice in these patients combined with any other topical treatment.'

Let us know if you have also tried Ivermectin and also about what your skin specialist advises.

You could read more about this at the following links -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scabies

and

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/scabies/factsht_scabies.htm

Let us know about how you are doing and if you have any other doubts.

Regards.