Can insecticides manage scabies effectively?

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I understand your concern, and I have seen the attached picture (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity).

It does not seem to be shingles; it looks like scabies. Scabies is an intensely itchy skin infestation caused by mites. The diagnosis of scabies can often be made clinically with a pruritic rash where the itching occurs predominantly at night, and characteristic linear burrows appear over limbs. Other family members can be affected.

Regarding treatment, on day one, you can use a single application of 5 percent Permethrin cream below the neck all over the body during the night. Leave it on for 10 to 12 hours and then take a bath (use Permethrin soap for daily bathing for seven days). Also, take a single dose of tablet Ivermectin 12 mg on the same day, wash your used clothes thoroughly, and use fresh clothes after bathing the next day. On day two, apply Fluticasone 0.05 percent cream twice daily for five to seven days, and take one tablet of Levocetirizine once daily for the same duration after consulting your general practitioner. Consult your specialist doctor, discuss with him or her, and take the medicines with their consent. Get a review after one week.

I hope this information is helpful. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you need further assistance.

Thank you.