Problemi correnti
La pediculosi del capo
HEAD LICE
ROBERTA GIROLDINI
Servizio di Informazione e Documentazione Scientifica - Farmacie Comunali Riunite, Reggio Emilia
Ottobre 2006 - pagg. 505 -507
Abstract
Head lice are small parasitic insects adapted to living mainly on the scalp and neck hairs of their human host. They are mainly acquired by direct head-to-head contact with an infested persons hair. Domestic animals are not vectors of lice infestation. A female louse lives 2 or 3 weeks and may deposit about ten eggs each day which are glued to a hair. In one third of cases itchiness is the only symptom, and it is due to individual hypersensitivity to lice saliva. Diagnosis can be made by careful scalp inspection after having wet the hair and combed it with a fine tooth comb (nit comb). Treatment include the application once (or twice 7 days apart) of shampoos, lotions or gels containing insecticides (pyrethrins, synthetic pyrethroids or organophosphates). Resistance to one insecticide is possible and requires to change to another agent.
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Bibliografia
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Roberts RJ. Head lice. N Engl J Med 2002; 346:1645-50.
Head lice and nits: a Guide for School Communities. New Zealand Ministry of Education.
Head lice. PRODIGY Guidance. www.prodigy. nhs.uk/guidance.asp?gt=Head%20lice.
Flinders DC, De Schweinitz P. Pediculosis and scabies. Am Fam Physician 2004;69:341-8.
Dodd CS. Interventions for treating headlice. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2001, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD001165. DOI:10. 1002/14651858.CD001165.
Nash B. Treating head lice. BMJ 2003; 326: 1256-7.
Hill N, Moor G, Cameron MM, et al. Single blind, randomised, comparative study of the Bug Buster kit and over the counter pediculicide treatments against head lice in the United Kingdom. BMJ 2005; 331:384-7.
Dawes M. Combing and combating head lice. BMJ 2005; 331:362-3.
Corrispondenza: roberta.giroldini@fcr.re.it