The Efficacy of Permethrin Lotion in Pediculosis Capitis
- 1 November 1985
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 24 (9) , 603-605
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-4362.1985.tb05862.x
Abstract
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.Keywords
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