Even those who always take care of their hygiene can be overtaken by such a parasitic disease as scabies. It is caused by a tick that lives in the human epidermis. Symptoms of scabies in adults and children are the same. The main signs of infection
are considered unpleasant itching, skin rashes and the appearance of scabies. Let's consider each of them in detail.
Itchy skin
This symptom is the first and main in such a disease as scabies. It can have three different degrees of intensity. Weak itching can be almost imperceptible, often patients realize that they felt it only after asking a doctor. A moderate degree of it is noticed by the patient himself, but in general this condition does not cause serious discomfort and does not interfere with sleep. Finally, severe itching is the most unpleasant and obvious symptom of scabies, which occurs after the disease has gone unnoticed for a long time. At night, the condition worsens, the patient cannot sleep. This is due to the fact that the daily peak of parasite activity falls on the dark time of the day. Most often, itching becomes the most painful with a limited course of the disease, when a certain area of \u200b\u200bthe skin is affected, and with a process that is widespread throughout the body, the mostweak or moderate forms are characteristic.
Itchy moves
Such a sign will be easily noticed even by those
who first encountered the fact that there is such a disease - scabies. The symptoms are caused by female mites that burrow through the skin to reproduce new populations of parasites. The hole in the epidermis becomes a source of larvae and causes the appearance of vesicles and papules around the affected area. The stroke usually rises slightly above the skin, has a dirty gray or white tint, can be straight or curved and lasts from a couple of millimeters to several centimeters. At the subcutaneous end of the passage, the female can be translucent with a dark dot. Sometimes a small bubble appears in this place. This symptom of scabies most often manifests itself on the hands, elbows, wrists and feet, sometimes on the stomach. In adults, they can appear on the trunk and genitals, in children - on any part of the skin. Outwardly, they sometimes resemble large knots or oblong rollers. In especially severe cases, mites can be found in the nails or the cornea of the eye. To remove the parasite from under the skin, you need to pass the beginning of the course with the tip of the needle and move to its end, the female will attach herself to the tool and it will be easy for her
get it.
Skin rashes
Finally, there is such a symptom of scabies as the appearance of rashes. Papules appear on the skin of the extremities and trunk, and vesicles are localized on the hands. As a rule, the face and scalp remain free from rashes.head, as well as the interscapular region. Papules are the most common and are the second most important diagnostic sign of scabies, vesicles appear much less frequently. They are few and resemble abscesses. When located on the elbows, this symptom of scabies is named after the French dermatologist Hardy, who first described it in his works.
