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Chronic skin itching

2018-01-02 17:51:32
Ive been experiencing a chronic skin itching especially during night time. It also accompany dry skin and sort of scaly. Its bugging me for the past months now and my skin turns dark when over scratched. Help me pls.
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are other members in the family or with whom you stay having similar itchy problem. if yes might be scabies. apply moisturizing creams if it is giving releaf then might be dry skin, then apply it more frequently in a day. are you having any history of allergy to dust or cold weather, then there is possibility of eczema.
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dermatologist can diagnose the condition by looking at the lesions.

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