Signs, Symptoms and Diagnosis

Signs and Symptoms

Signs of scabies are somewhat obvious, (ie, rashes, red spots, bumps on skin, and tiny blisters).
The "hot spots" of these signs are located:

 On Adults:

• Between fingers,
• In armpits
• Around your waist
• Along the insides of wrists
• On your inner elbow
• On the soles of your feet
• Around the breasts and male genital area
• On buttocks
• On knees
• On shoulder blades

On Children:

• Entire body
• Palms
• Soles of feet
• Head
• Scalp

                    The major symptom of scabies is intense and excruciating itchiness. This itchiness occurs especially at night.

Diagnosis

Scabies can be diagnosed by a doctor confirming the diagnosis by looking for signs of mites on a sample of your skin. The doctor gently scrapes some dry skin from an affected area and then looks at it under a microscope.