Scabies and head lice infestation are two common parasitic infestations seen in children. Scabies in children can present with diffuse skin lesions and characteristic intraepidermal tunnels known as burrows. The causative mites of scabies live and move inside these tunnels. Intense pruritus is common with scabies. Head louse infestation presents with scalp pruritus, the presence of live lice, a...

Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) are not a significant public health concern but elicit great alarm among parents. The investigators host information websites through which they field several hundred queries annually. This study investigated the experience of those treating head lice infections focusing on control difficulties. A short web-based questionnaire (available August, 2006 and Fe...

Scabies and head lice infestation are two common parasitic infestations seen in children. Scabies in children can present with diffuse skin lesions and characteristic intraepidermal tunnels known as burrows. The causative mites of scabies live and move inside these tunnels. Intense pruritus is common with scabies. Head louse infestation presents with scalp pruritus, the presence of live lice, a...

Bartonella quintana is a bacterium that causes trench fever in humans. Past reports have shown Bartonella spp. infections in homeless populations in San Francisco, California, USA. The California Department of Public Health in collaboration with San Francisco Project Homeless Connect initiated a program in 2007 to collect lice from the homeless to test for B. quintana and to educate the homeles...

Article information Abstract Article history: Received: 4 Jan 2013 Accepted: 26 Apr 2013 Available online: 18 Aug 2013 ZJRMS 2014 Nov; 16(11): 47-49 Background: This survey was done to determine the prevalence of head lice (Pediculus capitis) at the girls of primary schools in Damghan district. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive study 2700 students was examined and data of them recorded...

Scabies and head lice infestation are two common parasitic infestations seen in children. Scabies in children can present with diffuse skin lesions and characteristic intraepidermal tunnels known as burrows. The causative mites of scabies live and move inside these tunnels. Intense pruritus is common with scabies. Head louse infestation presents with scalp pruritus, the presence of live lice, a...

5. Miller RW, Rabkin CS. Merkel cell car-cinoma and melanoma: etiological similarities and differences. Luthra UK. Analysis by polymerase chain reaction of the physical state of human papillomavirus type 16 DNA in cervi-cal preneoplastic and neoplastic lesions. To the Editor: Pediculosis capitis has been well-known since antiquity (1). Human infestation can result in psychological frustration f...