Can you suggest the best medicine for itching?

Question

Hi doctor,

I am having a tough time with my skin infection. It is being around two months since I got affected by that. I am having hives of dark reddish in color in specific areas like on the penis point and on the buttock. It is so itchy and the whole body is getting so itchy like on the hands and legs too. There developed some red spots. Can you provide me with the best cure? Till now, some dermatologists suggested HH Mite ointment and I forgot the name of the other tablet. He said to apply that ointment to the whole body from neck to legs. I did, but no improvement. Please help.

Answer 1

Hi,

I am glad you chose icliniq for your medical-related queries.

I understand your concern and will try to help you with it.

HH Mite cream (Permethrin) is for scabies. Can you please send me the photograph of the lesion?

Thank you for consulting me.

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Answer 2

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I read and understand your concern.

Clinically it is scabies. Wash all the clothes in hot water at once. Use Pernil lotion (Permethrin), as you used HH Mite cream already. The lotion has to be reapplied after seven days. I also suggest tablet Ivermectin 12 mg once on the day of application and then repeat after seven days. Tablet Teczin (Levocetirizine) 10 mg once at night daily. Consult your specialist doctor, discuss with him or her and take the medicines with consent. The itching may take upto 15 days to subside if you have followed the instructions clearly.

Looking forward to your response in order to help you.

Thank you.

Answer 3

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I read and understand your concern.

Sure. Take care.

Looking forward to your response in order to help you.

Thank you.

Answer 4

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I read and understand your concern.

Most of the patients do not follow the instructions for washing clothes and treating all members of the family or roommates together. Kindly understand that it is due to a mite that can easily reinfect if all mites and their eggs have not been taken care of properly. All family members whether having symptoms or not, needed to apply Permethrin otherwise mites and eggs can be transmitted through them or through fomites, that is clothes. I hope you are getting it. Have you done it in exactly the same ways as it was informed?

Looking forward to your response in order to help you.

Thank you.

Answer 5

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

I read and understand your concern.

Usually itching may take 2 to 3 weeks to subside. If not controlled then there is either compliance problem or the diagnosis itself is in doubt. Please consult good local dermatologist for complete physical examination as it is now needed to rule out the other differential diagnosis.

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Thank you.