title: Re: Treatment of Parasitic Skin Diseases with Dimeticones A New Family of Compounds with a Purely Physical Mode of Action.
abstract: The article on use of dimeticone for treatment of epidermal parasitic skin diseases is potentially confusing and misleading because, in a practical sense, only head louse infestation can be treated with this material. Scabies mites are unaffected by silicones and use of dimeticone against other ectoparasites may have unwanted side effects such as anaphylactiform reactions or increased risk of pathogen transmission.
authors.affiliation: Insect Research & Development Limited , 6 Quy Court, Colliers Lane, Stow-Cum-Quy, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 9AU, U.K.
authors.forename: Ian F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Burgess
keywords: Ectoparasites; dimeticone; treatment