



Treatment involves a prescription for skin cream. In children, mites can cover nearly the entire body.ĭiagnosis is made through physical examination and skin test. It is important to get treatment because the scratching can cause an infection in the skin. The rash most often forms between the fingers, in the folds of the wrists and elbows, and any place normally covered by clothing. Scratching may cause the rash to form sores, scales, or crusts. Symptoms include intense itching, especially at night, and a rash of tiny red bumps. Patients in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.It can infect anyone, though most susceptible are: The mite spreads through direct contact or through infested bedding or furniture. It burrows into the top layer of skin to feed and causes severe itching and irritation. Scabies is a rash caused by the microscopic human itch mite.
