TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Lice
A1  - Shah, Ashish
A1  - Sobolewski, Brad
A1  - Mittiga, Matthew R.
A2  - Knoop, Kevin J.
A2  - Stack, Lawrence B.
A2  - Storrow, Alan B.
A2  - Thurman, R. Jason
PY  - 2021
T2  - The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e
AB  - There  are  three  varieties  of  lice  specifically  parasitic  to  humans:  Pediculus  humanus  capitis  (head  louse),  which  infests  the  hair  and  scalp;  Pthirus  pubis  (crab  louse),  which  infests  the  pubic  hair;  and  Pediculus  humanus  corporis  (body  louse).  Affected  patients  may  be  asymptomatic  or  may  have  pruritus.  The  diagnosis  is  made  via  visual  examination  whereby  crawling  lice  (nymphs  and  adults)  and  eggs  (nits)  are  found  on  hair  shafts.  The  treatment  is  topical  pediculicides  (including  permethrin,  malathion,  benzyl  alcohol,  spinosad,  and  topical  ivermectin)  and  wet  combing  to  remove  lice  and  nits.  Lindane  has  an  association  with  neurotoxicity,  and  its  use  should  be  avoided  in  children.  Of  note,  nits  may  persist  for  several  weeks  following  therapy.  The  differential  diagnosis  includes  pseudonits  (2-  to  7-mm  hair  casts),  psoriasis,  cutaneous  fungal  infections,  scabies,  seborrheic  dermatitis,  and  dandruff.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/24
UR  - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181044698
ER  -