What are the consequences of not treating scabies?

Scabies is a very serious skin inflammation caused by scabies infection. This disease is highly contagious. Once infected, it will cause severe itching of the skin, which often occurs in the skin folds. This disease is very harmful to the human body, so patients must be treated in time, otherwise it will cause very serious consequences. So what are the consequences of not treating scabies?

First, what are the consequences of not treating scabies? It affects sleep . Because scabies causes unbearable itching every night, people cannot sleep at night and cannot work normally during the day. Long-term infection with scabies can lead to neurasthenia and even schizophrenia. , the toxic side effects of drugs, some patients take drugs blindly and use extremely risky topical medications to treat scabies. For example, many scabies treatment drugs, such as lindane cream, contain the toxic ingredient -666. This ingredient is extremely toxic and has a strong potential for carcinogenesis, causing great harm to the human body.

Second, scabies phobia. Some patients often suspect that they have scabies several years after being cured of scabies, which becomes an indelible psychological shadow. Sequelae: If scabies is not treated promptly and effectively, it will often lead to stubborn dermatitis and eczema-like skin inflammation, which is called "stubborn tinea" in traditional Chinese medicine, increasing the psychological burden of scabies patients.

Third, psychological pressure . Scabies is one of the "sexually transmitted diseases". Patients are easily discriminated against and their personality is questioned, which affects their interpersonal relationships. If scabies is not cured for a long time, it will cause scabies nodules. Increase the difficulty of treatment.

What are the consequences of not treating scabies? The harm of scabies is far more than this. Here we just briefly describe the common situations. Clinical diagnosis shows that scabies is prone to occur on delicate and wrinkled skin, often starting from between the fingers. The fingers are extremely itchy and can spread widely to the flexor side of the upper limbs, elbows, front of the armpits, under the breasts, lower abdomen, gluteal groove, external genitalia, upper inner thighs, etc. within 1-2 weeks. It occasionally invades other parts, but not the head and face. Infants and young children are exceptions. Infants have delicate skin, and scabies can easily invade the head and face of children. When you encounter scabies, don't panic, use scabies soothing in time to reduce the damage.