Scabies typically causes intense itching, which can be worse at night and potentially so persistent that it keeps you from sleeping. This itching is the earliest and most common symptom of scabies.
Scabies can occur anywhere on the body, but the mites tend to prefer certain areas, including: the hands (especially in the skin between fingers and around the nails), armpits, elbows, wrists, and areas of skin that are usually covered by clothing, such as shoulder blades, the groin area, breasts, the area around the beltline, and the buttocks. Skin that’s covered by jewelry such as watches, bracelets, or rings is also often affected.
In young children and infants, itching and rash may affect the head, face, neck, palms, and soles of feet, but this typically doesn’t occur in adults and older kids. Scabies rashes in infants and young children might appear redder or include larger blisters.
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