Skin rash from mites in children | Skin rash from mites

Skin rash from mites in children

Children can also develop a skin rash from mites or scabies, although this is not necessarily – contrary to many earlier opinions – due to poor hygienic conditions in their environment.The main route of transmission is direct skin contact with infected other people, so that children can become infected, especially in infected family members or in day-care or kindergarten groups. The course, symptoms and treatment of scabies in children is no different from that in adults.

Skin rash due to grass mites

Grass mites (or autumn mites) can also cause rashes through their bites. The most common places for this are covered parts of the body. 3-4 hours after the bite there are intensely itchy red spots, which usually appear in groups. After a maximum of 14 days, all symptoms subside on their own.