Open AccessCase report: a new method for treatment of permethrin – resistant head lice
Author(s) -
Jahangiri Farhad
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.899
Subject(s) - permethrin , pediculosis , biology , louse , toxicology , malathion , infestation , nymph , spinosad , veterinary medicine , zoology , pesticide , medicine , ecology , botany
Key Clinical Message Head lice ( Pediculus humanus capitis ) infestation is an important disease worldwide, especially in children under 11 years old. Permethrin is the most common insecticide for treatment of human pediculosis, but nowadays resistance to permethrin and other pyrethroids has caused many treatment failures. The second treatment of choice is malathion.