Head louse infestation, or pediculosis capitis, caused by Pediculus humanus var. capitis, is a common health concern in pediatric age group. An itching of the scalp is the chief symptom, whereas presence of viable nits confirms the diagnosis of head louse infestation. Secondary bacterial infection with impetignization with cervical and occipital lymphadenopathy can complicate the clinical scena...

The prevalence of pediculosis capitis was investigated in 24 primary schools situated the city Gaziantep and near villages. Among 15213 pupils searched for capitis, 7061(46.42 %) were girls 8103(53.58 boys. Five hundred seventy-three pupils(3.76 had charecteriz.ed by mites and/or nits on their scalp's hairs. Of these 573 patients, 524 (3.44 49(0.32 province found relatively low from those previ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of pediculosis capitis in schoolchildren living in rural and urban areas in Kayseri, a city located in central Anatolia in Turkey. METHODS This cross-sectional school-based study was performed in 24 randomly selected public schools. A total of 8,122 schoolchildren aged 5-16 years, from kindergarten to eighth gr...

background: pediculosis capitis is a problem in children and has worldwide distribution. the aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of pediculosis degree and its relevant factors in the secondary schools in hamadan west of iran. methods: the study was carried out in two phases. a cross-sectional procedure was used to determine the prevalence of pediculosis, and the case study ...

Background: Pediculosis capitis is a common parasitic infection of children. In this study we assessed the prevalence of head pediculosis among the middle schoolchildren in the urban and rural areas of Fars province, southern Iran. Methods: All middle schoolchildren ages 11-14, in all the urban and rural areas of the province were screened for head lice infestation by examining their hair and s...

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...

A review of the current evidence on primary treatment modalities of head lice demonstrates increasing resistance to current regimens. New and alternative therapies are now available. A treatment algorithm was created to address safety and efficacy of treatments, as well as to guide clinicians through navigation of the regimens. Through an online journal search, 59 articles were selected for the...