DD2 (8) had a regular paediatrician appointment a couple of weeks ago. After her normal consultation, I asked if the Dr would have a look at a rash which was developing on her chest.
It started with tiny dots - like pin pricks, and then a couple of blotches - one in the middle of her chest, and one on her bottom. By the time the paediatrician saw them, she had about 10 of these blotches each about 1cm diameter mainly on her chest and abdomen. She also had what looked like flea bites (about 5) on her ankles. The blotches are smooth, and look like tiny love bites. No "track marks".
The Paediatrician said it was odd that she didn't have any signs on her hands, wrists, or any of the other "usual" places, but that it looked most like scabies.
She prescribed the usual scabies cream, which the whole family used at once. We also deep cleaned all the bedrooms, steaming beds, rugs, skirting boards. Washed all towels, bedding and soft toys at 60C and then tumbled dried the lot. And while we were at it, used the heavy duty flea spray, just incase the cats had fleas - which we don't think they did. There have been no shared baths since.
We repeated the cream and the deep clean (though not the flea spray) 7 days later.
The rash is now worse, and is spreading round her back, down her arms and legs. She says it is itchy at night, but we've never actually seen her scratch except when she is just out of the shower. We have been giving her Piriton at night though.
Sorry this is so long, but I wanted to include everything that might be relevant.
There is a possibility that at least one of her friends might have something similar.
Any thoughts? I would have thought that after two treatments, and three weeks, it should be going by now. We have an appointment with the GP, but next Thursday is the soonest, because it isn't urgent.
IS this scabies??? Again, sorry this is so long!