background: pediculosis capitis is a continuous common health problem worldwide. pediculus capitis distributes quickly in overcrowded regions. the goal of the present research was to determine some epidemiological features of head lice infestation in khorram-shahr county, southwestern iran.   methods: this descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on the patients with head lice infestatio...

background and purpose: tinea capitis and tinea unguium are regarded as global public health concerns. the purpose of the present study was to identify the etiological agents of tinea capitis and tinea unguium in patients, referring to the central laboratory of yazd university of medical sciences, yazd, iran. materials and methods: this study was conducted during 2014-2015. skin scraping, scalp...

background: head lice infestation caused by pediculus humanus var capitis ( pediculus capitis ) is a worldwide public health concern that affects mostly school aged children. this descriptive, analytical study was carried out in 2008 to determine the prevalence of pediculosis capitis and some risk factors among primary-school pupils in bahar, hamadan province, iran. methods: we selected 900 pup...