Signs and symptoms of scabies

There are no clear boundaries of incubation period for scabies – that is the time interval between the introduction of the mite under the skin of man and the first symptoms of scabies.

In cases when a person is infected by adult female scabies mite, the incubation period is small – it may last only a few hours of infection, because the females gnaw itch mites quickly turns and lay their eggs. In such cases, scabies symptoms appear very quickly.

If a person is infected with larvae of scabies, the latent period is increased to two weeks – during this time larvae needs to transform into the adult. The average incubation period is 8-12 days.

The most pronounced symptoms of scabies is pruritus, which is muted in the daytime, and amplified in the evening. The bigger the population of scabies mites, the more painful is itching from time to time it becomes unbearable.

Because the body’s response to the introduction of mites may be an individual, so the scabies and symptoms may occur with varying intensity. This depend on dependence of organism to tick. Itching appears not only on the motion of the mite under the skin, but is a consequence of an allergic reaction to the products of its life. When the primary lesion of the skin scabies itch appears 2 weeks after the introduction of tick during this time produced a counter reaction to the allergen. Early symptoms of scabies are characteristic of secondary infection a patient with scabies – irritation and itching in such cases may occur in the first day after the defeat of the organism scabies. The intensity of pruritus depends on the individual organism.

Distinctive features of scabies and symptoms of this disease are the itch moves, serous crusts, vesicles and papules. Typical sites of skin lesions – bends the elbow joints, abdomen, buttocks, hands, thighs, genital area, women – breasts.

The primary symptom of all existing – is the presence of scabies moves, which the female scabies zudnya passing under the skin – on the border of the horny and granular layer of the epidermis.

In appearance psoric move – which is slightly marked and towering above the skin line or curved line (the length from 0,5 to 1 cm), dirty-white color. At the front end of the visible black dot – this is the female scabies mite. Often, there is another picture – scabies moves look like a chain of tiny bubbles located on the same line.

If the disease is maintained long term (in this case has not been specific treatment of scabies), we can easily detect the old itch moves in the form of cracks in the keratinized skin surface. In disease, the duration of which does not exceed 2 weeks, itch moves may not be visible. It is also difficult to find passages in people, adhering to all rules of hygiene – in this case there is a “scabies incognito scabies or malosimptomno.

Sarcoptes moves – not the only sign of disease. The disease is also characterized by – eruption of small bubbles or knots of pink color, the appearance of zones of intense scratching, numerous scabs and pustules (accession skin infection).

The most characteristic localization of mites are the hands, wrist, elbow, the hips, breasts.

Scabies in children has its own characteristic. Children have a rapid damage of large area of skin, even the palms, soles, scalp, face. Infants and young children suffer from skin itching hands, looks particularly strong can mutate nail plate – thicken, become loose, crack.

The picture of scabies in children may be similar to the symptoms and manifestations of weeping eczema, which is resistant to traditional treatments. Secondary infection is often associated to scabies in infants. Scabies is diagnosed by anamnesis, after examining the body of the child and persons staying in constant contact with the child. In laboratory studies revealed scabies mites.

If you have symptoms of scabies, you should contact a dermatologist or dermato immediately. If the results of research scabies is not confirmed, you will be additionally examined by a neurologist or an allergist. You can not leave such a phenomenon as persistent itchy skin, unnoticed!