RT Book, Section
A1 Mayeaux, E.J.
A1 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Sabella, Camille
A2 Smith, Mindy Ann
A2 Mayeaux, E.J.
A2 Chumley, Heidi S.
A2 Appachi, Elumalai
SR Print(0)
ID 1114875706
T1 Lice
T2 The Color Atlas of Pediatrics
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-176701-9
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1114875706
RD 2024/04/19
AB A  12-year-old  girl  presented  to  a  homeless  clinic  with  her  mother  for  itching  on  her  head.  The  physical  examination  revealed  multiple  nits  in  her  long  straight  hair  (Figure  127-1).  A  live  adult  louse  was  also  found  crawling  on  the  hairs  around  her  neck  (Figure  127-2).  The  clinician  also  examined  her  mother  and  found  a  few  nits  on  the  hair  behind  her  ears.  There  were  no  other  members  of  the  family  living  at  the  shelter  so  both  were  treated  with  permethrin  now  and  in  one  week  to  kill  any  remaining  live  nits  before  they  hatch.  The  clinician  alerted  the  shelter  staff  of  this  infestation  and  other  families  were  found  to  be  infested.  The  girl  was  given  permission  to  return  to  school  if  she  completed  her  treatment  with  the  permethrin  cream  rinse.  The  clinician  recommended  that  clothes,  bed  clothes,  combs  and  brushes  be  washed  in  hot  water.