title: Cutaneous infestations and infections.
abstract: Cutaneous infections and infestations are common problems in childhood and adolescence. This article provides an update focusing on the diagnosis and management of several frequently encountered infections and infestations: scabies, bedbugs, head lice, tinea capitis, and tinea versicolor.
authors.affiliation: Commonwealth Dermatology, Richmond, VA, USA. royster12.1@juno.com
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Haisley-Royster
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001511:Bedbugs; D006801:Humans; D010374:Pediculus; D012532:Scabies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D014006:Tinea Capitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014010:Tinea Versicolor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy