Head lice infestations: A clinical update

Head lice ( ) infestations are not a primary health hazard or a vector for disease, but they are a societal problem with substantial costs. Diagnosis of head lice infestation requires the detection of a living louse. Although pyrethrins and permethrin remain first-line treatments in Canada, isopropy...

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Published in:Paediatrics & child health 2018-02, Vol.23 (1), p.e18-e24
Main Authors: Cummings, Carl, Finlay, Jane C, MacDonald, Noni E
Format: Article
Language:English
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Care and treatment
CPS Documents Online / Documents de la SCP en Ligne
Lice
Pediatric communicable diseases
Pediatric diseases
Pediatrics
Pediculosis
Permethrin
Pyrethrins
Resveratrol
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Summary:Head lice ( ) infestations are not a primary health hazard or a vector for disease, but they are a societal problem with substantial costs. Diagnosis of head lice infestation requires the detection of a living louse. Although pyrethrins and permethrin remain first-line treatments in Canada, isopropyl myristate/ST-cyclomethicone solution and dimeticone can be considered as second-line therapies when there is evidence of treatment failure.
ISSN:1205-7088
1918-1485
DOI:10.1093/pch/pxx165