Viability of the head louse eggs in pediculosis capitis. A dermoscopy study.

How to Cite

Scanni G., Bonifazi E. 2006. Viability of the head louse eggs in pediculosis capitis. A dermoscopy study. Eur. J. Pediat. Dermatol. 16 (4):201-4.

Authors

Scanni G. Bonifazi E.
pp. 201-204

Abstract

The dermoscope without fluid may be useful to establish the viability of a head louse colony by differentiating viable head louse eggs from aborted eggs and from hatched empty nits, irrespective of their distance from the scalp. A nit, the metabolism of which stopped spontaneously or as a consequence of treatment, is characterized by a longitudinal or roundish depression of its wall -abortive dimple-.

Keywords

Pediculosis capitis, Viable eggs, Abortive eggs, Dermoscope