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The Efficacy of Permethrin Lotion in Pediculosis Capitis
Author(s) -
Mazas E. Ares,
Porto M. Casal,
Perez M. C. Sela,
Farquhar J. A.,
Hutchinson D. B. A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1985.tb05862.x
Subject(s) - pediculosis , permethrin , lotion , medicine , dermatology , traditional medicine , pesticide , infestation , biology , botany , agronomy
A clinical trial of the pyrethroid permethrin in 1% lotion was performed on 20 children. Ten were treated for 10 minutes and 10 for 2 hours. All lice washed off the heads of children treated for 2 hours were dead immediately after treatment. Twenty‐four percent of the lice removed from one child treated for 10 minutes were still alive 2 hours later. The ovicidal effect was similar in both groups, with egg mortality 88% and 90% following 10‐minute and 2‐hour treatment, respectively. The mortality of untreated control eggs was 14% and 11%, respectively.