[Update on human head lice]

Bernat de Pablo Màrquez

doi:10.1016/j.semerg.2018.11.005

[Update on human head lice]

Semergen. 2019 Mar;45(2):128-133. doi: 10.1016/j.semerg.2018.11.005. Epub 2018 Dec 11.

[Article in Spanish]

Author

Bernat de Pablo Màrquez¹

Affiliation

¹ Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa / CAP Valldoreix, Terrassa, España. Electronic address: bernatdepablo@gmail.com.

PMID: 30552037
DOI: 10.1016/j.semerg.2018.11.005

Abstract

Head lice is a common condition, and it causes great concern in parents of the affected child. Resistance to the most common treatment has been reported recently, due to an indiscriminate use. A review is presented on this condition and its available treatments.

Keywords: Atención primaria; Dermatology; Dermatología; Head lice; Paediatrics; Parasitology; Parasitología; Pediatría; Pediculosis; Piojos; Primary care.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Humans
Lice Infestations / therapy*
Pediculus* / physiology
Scalp Dermatoses / therapy*