On an infant, lesions from scabies can be widespread. Scabies can have firm or nodular lesions as well as small, flat lesions, as seen on the limb of this infant. This image displays pink, raised lesions at the wrists typical of scabies on an infant. This image displays an infant with a variant (with firm skin lesions) of scabies. A superficial bacterial skin infection, caused by scratching, is present at the thigh. This image displays an infant with a widespread, bump-like allergic reaction to scabies, known as an id reaction. This image displays a fine, small, scaly track in the skin, called a burrow, caused by a scabies infection on the bottom of the feet. This image displays the tiny, linear, scaly trails of the scabies mite, called a burrow, on an infant's foot. In infants, scabies can cause pus-filled lesions, as seen at the base of the thumb. This image displays a small, curving line of scale typical of a burrow; the other lesions show the spectrum of scabies with oozing and crusted skin lesions as well as bumps. Look for tiny linear areas of redness and crusting between the fingers, representing the female mite's burrow. In scabies, there can be hundreds of skin lesions that occur as an allergic reaction to the few scabies mites that are actually present. This image displays the mite of scabies magnified under a microscope.
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Scabies (Pediatric)  A parent's guide for infants and babies

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On an infant, lesions from scabies can be widespread.
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Who's At Risk
Scabies can infect all populations. It is common among children and infants and can be spread rapidly through day cares, nurseries, and households. Scabies is spread through physical contact, and the more exposure you have to an infected person increases the risk for becoming infected yourself, which is why those living in the same household are particularly prone to becoming infected.

Typically the head, neck, palms of the hands, and soles of the feet are spared from the rash.
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