Symptoms:

• Itching, especially at night
• Rashes, especially between the fingers
• Sores (abrasions) on the skin from scratching and digging
• Thin, pencil-mark lines on the skin

Mites may be more widespread on a baby's skin, causing pimples over the trunk, or small blisters over the palms and soles.

• In young children, the head, neck, shoulders, palms, and soles are involved.
• In older children and adults, the hands, wrists, genitals, and abdomen are involved.

Signs and tests:

Examination of the skin shows signs of scabies. Tests include an examination under the microscope of skin scrapings taken from a burrow to look for the mites. A skin biopsy can also be done.