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Pediculus humanus capitis: an update
Head lice infestation, or pediculosis capitis, caused by Pediculus humanus capitis, is a common health concern. In the US, where pediculosis capitis is the most prevalent parasitic infestation of children, 6 to 12 million people are affected every year. Pediculosis capitis remains confined to the scalp. Scalp pruritus is the cardinal symptom, although patients with lice can be asymptomatic. Pru...
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A 58 year old welder was treated for oat cell carcinoma of the bronchus on a general medical ward, with a combination of Adriamycin, Cyclophosphamide and Etoposide. Within two weeks he had developed drug induced bone marrow suppression and subtotal alopecia, sparing only his eyelashes, eyebrows and nipple hair. He subsequently contracted pediculo-sis in these areas, which could not be isolated ...
متن کاملIsoenzymes of human lice: pediculus humanus and P. capitis.
Human lice (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) from Africa, America and Europe were electrophoresed for 28 enzymes, with special interest in metabolic factors likely to be involved with insecticide resistance. Zymogram profiles of the body louse (Pediculus humanus L. from France and U.S.A.) and the head louse (P. capitis DeGeer from France, Madagascar, Mali & Senegal) were compared. Only esterase two e...
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The head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) is a blood-sucking arthropod of the suborder Anoplura. Infestation continues in epidemic proportions in children of all socioeconomic groups. Although not implicated as a disease vector, infestation can lead to considerable distress, missed days of school, and secondary infections. Pyrethroids are recommended for treatment, but resistance is common. Ne...
متن کاملPermethrin-resistant human head lice, Pediculus capitis, and their treatment.
OBJECTIVE To compare the pediculicidal activity of Ovide lotion and its active ingredient, 0.5% malathion, with Nix and its active ingredient, 1% permethrin, in permethrin-resistant head lice. DESIGN In vitro pediculicidal product and active ingredient comparison. The presence of knockdown resistance-type mutations (T929I and L932F) was validated by DNA sequencing. SETTING University of Mas...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista chilena de infectología
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0716-1018
DOI: 10.4067/s0716-10182003000200005