@article {95553, title = {What{\textquoteright}s eating you? human body lice (Pediculus humanus corporis)}, journal = {Cutis}, volume = {105}, year = {2020}, month = {March 2020}, pages = {118-120}, abstract = {

Compared to head and pubic lice, body lice (Pediculus humanus corporis) carry increased morbidity in the form of greater body surface area involvement, possible infectious disease transmission, and the potential for secondary iron-deficiency anemia. They thrive in high-density urban populations in which hygiene is poor, such as among the homeless. Treatment includes washing of affected individuals, their possessions, and treatment with topical insecticides. Growing patterns of treatment resistance seen in body lice necessitate development of new strategies, with oral medications serving as a promising option.

}, url = {https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/issue/218356/cutis-1053}, author = {Emily S. Nyers and Dirk M. Elston} } @article {94465, title = {What{\textquoteright}s Eating You? Head Lice (Pediculus humanus capitis)}, journal = {Cutis}, volume = {100}, year = {2017}, pages = {389-392}, abstract = {

The head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) is a blood-sucking arthropod of the suborder Anoplura. Infestation continues in epidemic proportions in children of all socioeconomic groups. Although not implicated as a disease vector, infestation can lead to considerable distress, missed days of school, and secondary infections. Pyrethroids are recommended for treatment, but resistance is common. Newer agents, including benzyl alcohol and spinosad, have been developed to address this gap in care.

}, url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29360900}, author = {Alicia T. Dagrosa and Dirk M. Elston} } @article {47861, title = {Hair casts: a case of pseudonits}, journal = {Cutis}, volume = {60}, year = {1997}, month = {1997}, pages = {251 - 252}, author = {Lam,M. and Crutchfield,C. E., III and Lewis,E. J.} } @article {46226, title = {What{\textquoteright}s eating you? Pediculus humanus (head louse and body louse)}, journal = {Cutis}, volume = {63}, year = {1999}, month = {1999}, pages = {259 - 264}, abstract = {

Head lice remain a common problem worldwide. As resistance to available therapeutic agents can emerge rapidly, there is a need for continued research to find new and better agents. Until better agents are available, clinicians may find that rotational therapy, using different agents, may help to slow the emergence of resistance. Physical modalities, such as mechanical nit and louse removal and occlusive agents to asphyxiate the lice, should not be ignored, especially in light of our limited therapeutic armamentarium. All therapeutic agents are doomed to failure if infestation is allowed to recur. Classmates, playmates, and family members of infested children should be inspected for head lice. Efforts should be directed at fomite control and nit removal. Louse infestation must be addressed as a community-wide problem. Body lice remain important vectors of disease. War, natural disaster, and poverty favor the spread of body lice. As we work to solve these seemingly eternal problems, we must develop better agents to treat infestation and prevent the spread of body lice.

}, keywords = {adult, animals, carbaryl, child, Diagnosis, Differential, Drug Combinations, humans, insecticide, Ivermectin/therapeutic use, Lice Infestations/diagnosis/drug therapy, Lindane/therapeutic use, Malathion, Pediculus, Permethrin, Piperonyl Butoxide, Pyrethrum, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov{\textquoteright}t, Trimethoprim}, author = {Dirk M. Elston} } @article {46210, title = {What{\textquoteright}s eating you? Psocoptera (book lice, psocids)}, journal = {Cutis}, volume = {64}, year = {1999}, month = {1999}, pages = {307 - 308}, keywords = {animals, humans, lice, Lice Infestations/diagnosis}, author = {Dirk M. Elston} } @article {45789, title = {Pediculosis capitis}, journal = {Cutis}, volume = {51}, year = {1993}, month = {1993}, pages = {407 - 408}, keywords = {Pediculosis}, author = {Janniger,C. K. and Kuflik,A. S.} } @article {45762, title = {Hair casts of pseudonits acquired following psychological trauma}, journal = {Cutis}, volume = {43}, year = {1989}, month = {1989}, pages = {380 - 381}, keywords = {entomology, Pediculosis}, author = {Heid,J. L. and Bernstein,R. M.} } @article {45604, title = {Head lice}, journal = {Cutis}, volume = {64}, year = {1999}, month = {1999}, pages = {314B}, keywords = {Pediculosis}, author = {Burkhart,Craig N. and Craig G. Burkhart} } @article {45592, title = {Bullous eruption in a case of bullous pediculid}, journal = {Cutis}, volume = {41}, year = {1988}, month = {1988}, pages = {281}, keywords = {Pediculosis}, author = {Brenner,S. and Yust,I.} } @article {40227, title = {Impetigo}, journal = {Cutis}, volume = {56}, year = {1995}, month = {1995}, pages = {30 - 32}, abstract = {Impetigo is a common disorder of children. The noted British dermatologist William Tilbury Fox recognized two forms: common impetigo complicating head lice infestations or other dermatoses and impetigo contagiosa. Today we know impetigo as a bacterial infection of the superficial layers of the epidermis. The infectious agents responsible are group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus, Staphylococcus aureus, or commonly a combination of the two. Impetigo is classified into three clinical varieties: impetigo contagiosa, common impetigo, and bullous impetigo. Characteristics of all three types of impetigo, however, may be present in any individual patient.}, keywords = {Diagnosis, infections, mupirocin, topical}, author = {Shriner,D. L. and Schwartz,R. A. and Janniger,C. K.} } @article {39841, title = {Treatment of pubic lice infestation - a comparison of two agents}, journal = {Cutis}, volume = {26}, year = {1980}, month = {1980}, pages = {618 - 619}, author = {Smith,D. E. and Walsh,J.} }