Treatment of pediculosis capitis with topical albendazole.
Pediculosis capitis, or head lice infestation, caused by Pediculus humanus capitis, is a common and ubiquitous health concern. Increasing resistance and treatment failures are reported with available topical pediculicides and may prove challenging to manage. Recent data indicate that the oral anti-helmintic agents thiabendazole and albendazole could represent new therapeutic options against pediculosis capitis. We report a novel treatment modality in four patients with head lice who were successfully treated with a topical application of albendazole.
Dermatology Department, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital and St-Joseph University Medical School, Beirut, Lebanon. nakhleayoub@yahoo.com
Nakhlé
N
Ayoub
Ismaël
I
Maatouk
Martin
M
Merhy
Roland
R
Tomb
D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole