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Treatment Modalities of Pediculosis Capitis: A Narrative Review

The review has been done to find out the best-suited treatment modality for pediculosis capitis. Pediatric patients frequently experience pediculosis capitis, a head louse infestation brought on by the Pediculus humanus var. capitis. The primary sign of head lice infestation is a scratchy scalp, and...

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Autores principales: Apet, Rahul, Prakash, Lekhavardhini, Shewale, Kritika H, Jawade, Sugat, Dhamecha, Rishi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10566308/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37829988
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45028
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author Apet, Rahul
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Jawade, Sugat
Dhamecha, Rishi
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description The review has been done to find out the best-suited treatment modality for pediculosis capitis. Pediatric patients frequently experience pediculosis capitis, a head louse infestation brought on by the Pediculus humanus var. capitis. The primary sign of head lice infestation is a scratchy scalp, and the presence of living nits confirms this diagnosis. When a doctor diagnoses pediculosis as a primary bacterial infection, a bacterial impetignization and secondary infection, and cervical and occipital lymphadenopathy might make the clinical diagnosis more difficult. A proper therapy of pediculosis requires screening and treatment of all close contacts. The careful use of topical pediculicidal treatments, especially permethrin lotion and wet combing with a fine tooth comb, is required for the medical treatment of a head louse infestation. We’ve tried to outline the key points of treating head lice infestations. There are several treatment alternatives suggested, including over-the-counter permethrin and pyrethrin as well as prescription medications including malathion, lindane, benzyl alcohol, and spinosad.
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spelling pubmed-105663082023-10-12 Treatment Modalities of Pediculosis Capitis: A Narrative Review Apet, Rahul Prakash, Lekhavardhini Shewale, Kritika H Jawade, Sugat Dhamecha, Rishi Cureus Dermatology The review has been done to find out the best-suited treatment modality for pediculosis capitis. Pediatric patients frequently experience pediculosis capitis, a head louse infestation brought on by the Pediculus humanus var. capitis. The primary sign of head lice infestation is a scratchy scalp, and the presence of living nits confirms this diagnosis. When a doctor diagnoses pediculosis as a primary bacterial infection, a bacterial impetignization and secondary infection, and cervical and occipital lymphadenopathy might make the clinical diagnosis more difficult. A proper therapy of pediculosis requires screening and treatment of all close contacts. The careful use of topical pediculicidal treatments, especially permethrin lotion and wet combing with a fine tooth comb, is required for the medical treatment of a head louse infestation. We’ve tried to outline the key points of treating head lice infestations. There are several treatment alternatives suggested, including over-the-counter permethrin and pyrethrin as well as prescription medications including malathion, lindane, benzyl alcohol, and spinosad. Cureus 2023-09-11 /pmc/articles/PMC10566308/ /pubmed/37829988 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45028 Text en Copyright © 2023, Apet et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Treatment Modalities of Pediculosis Capitis: A Narrative Review
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title_sort treatment modalities of pediculosis capitis: a narrative review
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