White piedra and pediculosis capitis in the same patient / Piedra branca e pediculose capitis no mesmo paciente

White piedra is a superficial mycosis caused by the genus Trichosporon. It is characterized by nodules on the hair shaft. Pediculosis capitis is caused by Pediculus humanus var. capitis of the suborder Anoplura. Whereas pediculosis is a common infestation, clinical reports of white piedra are rare. Molecular biology procedures identified T. inkin as the agent of white piedra in this case report. The authors present associations between the two diseases in the same patient in order to highlight their clinical differences.

Piedra branca é micose superficial causada pelo gênero Trichosporon e caracterizada por nódulos aderidos à haste do pelo. Pediculose capitis é causada pelo Pediculus humanus var. capitis pertencente à subordem Anoplura. Enquanto que a pediculose é enfermidade comum, relatos clínicos de piedra branca são raros. Técnicas de biologia molecular identificaram o agente de piedra branca do presente relato como T.inkin. Os autores apresentam associação de ambas as infestações no mesmo paciente para salientar seus aspectos clínicos distintos.

Ivermectin treatment for massive orbital myiasis in an empty socket with concomitant scalp pediculosis.

We report a rare case of massive orbital myiasis following recent lid injury, occurring in the empty socket of an elderly lady, who had concurrent scalp pediculosis. The orbital myiasis was effectively treated with the broad-spectrum antiparasitic agent, ivermectin, thus precluding the need for an exploratory surgery. Ivermectin was also effective in managing the concurrent scalp pediculosis.

Phthiriasis palpebrum presenting as chronic atypical unilateral blepharitis

To report a case of phthiriasis palpebrum presenting as unilateral blepharitis in a 4-year-old male child. Materials and Observational case report. A 4-year-old child presented to the emergency room of King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital complaining of persistent redness after he had trivial trauma to his right eye one day earlier. Live crab lice and their nits were found attached to the eyelashes of the right upper lid. They were removed mechanically by jeweler's forceps under slit lamp and topical anesthesia, and treated with application of erythromycin eye ointment for two weeks. Infestation of the right upper eyelid by phthiriasis palpebrum was diagnosed and treated successfully. Meticulous examination of the eye lids may help early diagnosis and treatment of such communicable diseases. Screening of family members for possible sources of infection, and health education are important issues in the prevention of such diseases

Un caso de miasis humana por cochliomyia hominivorax (díptera: calliphoridae) asociado a pediculosis en Mendoza, Argentina / A case of human myiasis by cochliomya hominivorax (díptera: calliphoridae) associated with pediculosis in Mendoza, Argentina

Un paciente, adulto, masculino, presentaba al momento de la consulta una severa infestación por Pediculus humanus capitis y una lesión en la cabeza de donde emergían larvas. El material extraído de la herida del paciente correspondió a Cochliomyia hominivorax. En este caso clínico, las lesiones producidas por el rascado del propio paciente permitieron atraer moscas C. hominivorax las que depositaron sus huevos en ellas de donde eclosionaron sus larvas que ocasionaron la miasis cutánea.

Relevamiento de la pediculosis en dos comunidades indígenas de la provincia de Misiones / Screening of pediculosis in two aboriginal communities in the Province of Misiones

En este trabajo se realizó un relevamiento sobre la incidencia de la pediculosis en dos comunidades aborígenes de la provincia de Misiones. Sobre un total de 177 individuos se observó que el 83,03 por ciento padecían de esta ectoparasitosis. La mayor incidencia fue en niños entre 1 a 10 años de edad (56,22 por ciento) y prevaleció en el sexo masculino. El análisis de las patologías asociadas demostró que el eczema de cuero cabelludo y cuello fueron las más frecuentes

Prevalence of pediculosis capitis in school children

Three thousand and six hundred School children from class one to ten belonging to three socio-economic groups upper, middle and lower class, were examined for the presence of pediculosis capitis. Of this, 918 children were found to have this infestation. This study has shown that boys are less likely to get the infection than the girls. The medium and long haired girls of younger age get the maximum infestation, while girls from higher classes with short hair were comparitively free. The infestation was found to be more common in lower socio-economic groups