title: Generalized infestation of a 3 1/2-year-old girl with the pubic louse.
abstract: A 3 1/2-year-old girl had a Pthirus pubis infestation of the scalp, neck, eyelashes, back, and pubic area. The child's body, including the scalp, was treated with a 1% permethrin cream rinse formulation for 10 minutes. The treatment was repeated after 10 days. The eyelashes were treated by application of the permethrin solution with a cotton-tip swab.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Klaus
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shvil
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Mumcuoglu
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000473:pathology*; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000469:parasitology