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What Is Scabies? (Cont.)

What About Home Remedies for Scabies?

There is no home remedy for scabies. People should see their doctor so that medicine can be prescribed to kill the mites and eggs. Itching can continue even after the scabies is killed. Medicine can also be prescribed for this itching.
 

What Is Scabies? -- Norwegian Scabies

A more severe form of scabies is called Norwegian scabies (also known as crusted scabies). Norwegian scabies is more common in the elderly, people taking steroid medicines, and people with the following conditions:
 
(Click Norwegian Scabies for more information about this form of scabies.)
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD