If you have red, itchy rashes on your skin, you may wonder if you have eczema or scabies. Both are skin-related conditions and can look similar, but they are different conditions.

Eczema and scabies both cause itchy skin (Image: Getty Images) Consultant dermatologist, Dr Angela Tewari, says the two conditions can often get mistaken for each other due to the similarities.

Scabies is a contagious skin condition caused by mites burrowing into the skin, while eczema is a chronic skin condition that causes red, itchy, and inflamed skin ...

Q. In January, I was diagnosed with scabies and was treated four times with permethrin. The problem never left. Then, I saw a dermatologist, who said I had eczema. Scabies treatment with Lindane or… ...