Lice
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Lice Home Care: Warning Signs
Notify your doctor if you have lice and any of the following:
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Worsening
rash
You are
pregnant
and you have lice
Red
rash
covered by yellow or brown scabs
Lice remain visible after one week of treatment
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Lice Prevention
Related Topics:
Bedbug bites
Head lice
Itching
Pubic lice
Rash (localized)
Scabies
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Itching
Rash
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Last Updated: Nov 6, 2008
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Lice References:
Fournier PE, Ndihokubwayo JB, Guidran J, Kelly PJ, Raoult D. Human pathogens in body and head lice. Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Dec;8(12):1515-8.
Venna S, Fleischer AB Jr, Feldman SR. Scabies and lice: review of the clinical features and management principles. Dermatol Nurs. 2001 Aug;13(4):257-62; quiz 265-6.
