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Transmission of headlice

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Head to head contact

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3 key features of presentation of headlice

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Intense pruritus esp. occipital region
Live lice
Eggs

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Tx for headlice

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Mechanical removal

Dimetocone TOP

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2 features of scabies presentation

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Itching; worse at night

Contact with symptomatic

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2 types of skin lesion in scabies

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Burrows; tortuous with vesicles at one end, surrounded by erythema
Scabies rash; eruption of tiny inflammatory papules (allergic reaction to mites)

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Distribution of skin lesions in scabies

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Burrows: Sides of fingers/ toes, web spaces, wrists, trunk in elderly, male genitalia with surrounding papules
Rash: axillae/ umbilicus/ thighs

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Ix for scabies

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Skin scrape, extraction of mite + view under microscope

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Tx for scabies

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Permethrin TOP

Antihistamines for symptomatic relief

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