A 36-year-old member asked:
what product can be used to treat scabies and / or body lice on skin?
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Dr. Lester Thompsonanswered
Pathology 33 years experience
Permethrin: Permethrin is the most effective treatment for scabies. Applied from the neck down, and left on for up to 12 hours, then removed. Ivermectin is an oral medication that can be taken once to treat scabies. Lindane is effective but may cause neurotoxicity and so is used after other remedies have failed.
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Dr. Larry Lutwick commented
Infectious Disease 49 years experience
Remember, body lice are better called clothing lice because they do not live on the body.
Aug 11, 2012
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Steroids absorbed : Depending on which topical steroid, how much is applied to how much skin area, and for how long there could be enough systematic absorption for effects to other areas. Realize that would also imply greater likelyhood of systemic side effects.
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