title: Scabies and lice: review of the clinical features and management principles.
abstract: Health care providers frequently encounter human infestations of scabies and lice. When a person is identified as having either of these infestations, he/she should be treated. More importantly, their close contacts should be examined and treated if needed. It is vital for dermatology nurses to understand the epidemiology, transmission, symptoms, distribution, diagnosis, complications, and treatment for scabies and lice infestations.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Venna
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Fleischer
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Feldman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D010374:Pediculus; D011537:Pruritus / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D012532:Scabies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*