A four years old girl with phthiriasis pubis infestation.
A four years old girl had Phthirus pubis infestation in the scalp, eyelids, eyelashes, neck and shoulders. She had fever, severe itching, allergic reaction and anxiety. The girl was successfully treated with 2.5% permethrin cream. The risk of lice infestation as a community health problem was discussed.
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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
El-Ghazali
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D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005140:Eyelashes / Q000469:parasitology; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D026023:Permethrin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020061:Phthirus; D012535:Scalp / Q000469:parasitology
D007306:Insecticides; D026023:Permethrin