A randomised trial shows that 5% permethrin cream is more effective than oral ivermectin for the treatment of classic scabies in children and adults.

Head lice are both prevalent and challenging to treat in children. Permethrin at 1% concentration is still considered the first-line therapy for children with head lice, despite the rising rate of ...

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Doctors are debating if the itchy skin disease is becoming resistant to its main treatment, but there could be other factors helping it spread ...

Scabies is most often a clinical diagnosis because of characteristic features. However, in uncertain cases skin scraping may be performed. This involves scraping a fresh, non-excoriated burrow with an ...