Takcı Zennure, Tekin Ozlem, Karadağ Ayşe Serap
Department of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Ministry of Health. Keçiören Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2012;36(3):185-7. doi: 10.5152/tpd.2012.44.
Pediculosis capitis is a worldwide infestation caused by Pediculus humanus capitis ectoparasite that only lives on the hairs of the scalp. As a result of severe itching excoriation, secondary bacterial infection, cervical and occipital lymphadenopathy are seen frequently where, sometimes bite reaction, viral exanthema mimicking hypersensitivity eruption and conjunctivitis may occur. Hereby, with the presentation of a quite rarely seen pediculid case, characterized with common autosensitization dermatitis as an -id reaction to pediculosis capitis, the importance of exploring the source of the infection and/or infestation on the patients who have presented with generalized pruritic maculopapular eruption, is emphasized.
头虱病是一种由人头虱这种仅寄生于头皮毛发上的体外寄生虫引起的全球性感染。由于剧烈瘙痒导致抓痕，常可见继发性细菌感染、颈部及枕部淋巴结病，有时还可能出现叮咬反应、类似超敏反应性皮疹的病毒疹和结膜炎。在此，通过呈现一例极为罕见的虱病病例，其特征为作为对头虱病的一种疹样反应的常见自体敏感性皮炎，强调了对出现全身性瘙痒性斑丘疹的患者探寻感染源的重要性。
