| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1989 |
| Authors: | J. DeFelice, Rumsfield, J., Bernstein, J. E., Roshal, J. Y. |
| Journal: | International Journal of Dermatology |
| Volume: | 28 |
| Issue: | 7 |
| Pagination: | 468 - 470 |
| Date Published: | 1989 |
| Keywords: | animals, child, Child, Preschool, Clinical Trials, Comparative Study, Formic Acids/pharmacology, humans, Lice Infestations/drug therapy, Ovum/drug effects, Pediculus, Pyrethrum, Soaps |
| Abstract: | A significant problem in the management of pediculosis is the removal of nits from the hair after pediculicide treatment. This study describes use of a nit removal system incorporating a cream rinse containing formic acid that loosens the bond between the nit and hair. Twenty-four children with pediculosis capitis, age 4 to 12 years, were evaluated. Sections of hair with equivalent numbers of nits were identified as control or test sites. Combining for 5 minutes after use of the formic acid rinse removed 93.5% of nits compared with a 27.6% reduction in the control section (p less than 0.0001). These results demonstrate that use of this nit removal system greatly facilitates nit removal. |
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