scabies+rash+on+torso

=Scabies Rash on Torso=

//A 27year old woman walks into your pharmacy, enquiring about a rash on her torso.//

Problem
A rash can indicate a number of conditions. It is important to be able to differentiate in order to provide appropriate treatment.

Questions to Ask
- What symptoms do you have? //usually itching, rash, and sometimes burrow lines// - Is the itch worse at night? - Have you been using anything for the rash? - Does anyone else in your household have similar symptoms?

What to do
- confirm scabies - suggest treatment with permethrin 5%, two treatments one week apart - treat other people in close contact, as they may have been infected, but yet to show symptoms - advise that itching may persist two to three weeks after treatment - preventative therapy: wash clothes, bed linen etc. in hot water; or placed in tightly sealed plastic bag for one or two weeks