title: Head lice treatments: Searching for the path of least resistance.
abstract: Based on the dialogue "Head lice" between Drs Kimberly D. Morel and Stephen Stone. Dialogues in Dermatology, a monthly audio program from the American Academy of Dermatology, contains discussions between dermatologists on timely topics. Commentaries from Dialogues Editor-in-Chief Warren R. Heymann, MD, are provided after each discussion as a topic summary and are provided here as a special service to readers of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
authors.forename: Warren R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Heymann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007305:Insecticide Resistance; D007306:Insecticides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008294:Malathion / Q000627:therapeutic use; D021261:Parasitic Sensitivity Tests; D010374:Pediculus / Q000187:drug effects*; D026023:Permethrin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D026023:Permethrin; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane; D008294:Malathion