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Can you suggest a treatment for body lice?

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Hello doctor,

I am a 21-year-old male. I got infected by body lice in my hostel. Now, it is getting worse. Please suggest some treatment to get rid of it.

Thank you.
Answered by Dr. Gulhima Arora

Education:

MBBS

Professional Bio:

Dr. Gulhima Arora is a certified Dermatologist and Esthetic Medicine Specialist for 15 years. She did her MBBS from Andhra Medical College in 1997 and completed DNB in Dermatology and Venereology from Army Base Hospital in 2006. She is a fellow of the Philippine Academy of Clinical and Cosmetic Dermatology. She regularly trains Dermatologists in Esthetic Dermatology. She is the KOL (key option leader) for various esthetic products and a trainer for Allergan India. She currently works at Mehektagul Dermaclinic, Delhi.

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Hello,

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Body lice can be extremely distressing, and I suggest you follow these steps:

  1. Maintain personal hygiene by bathing with regular soap and water in all seasons.
  2. Avoid too much huddling and overcrowding with your hostel mates.
  3. Treatment must be taken simultaneously by all those in physical contact, especially your roommates.
  4. All bed, bath linen, and clothes must be laundered.
  5. I suggest you take tablet Ivermectin 12 mg, immediately after food and repeat this dose after a week. Consult your specialist doctor, discuss with him or her and start taking medicine with their consent.
  6. Apply Permethrin 5 % cream on the entire body from the neck down. Leave it overnight and bathe with soap and water in the morning. Repeat the application after a week.
  7. Spray an insect repellent on your bed and sundry the mattresses.

Thank you.

    Medically reviewed by iCliniq medical review team
    Published At June 7, 2017
    Reviewed At October 25, 2024

    Education:

    MBBS

    Professional Bio:

    Dr. Gulhima Arora is a certified Dermatologist and Esthetic Medicine Specialist for 15 years. She did her MBBS from Andhra Medical College in 1997 and completed DNB in Dermatology and Venereology from Army Base Hospital in 2006. She is a fellow of the Philippine Academy of Clinical and Cosmetic Dermatology. She regularly trains Dermatologists in Esthetic Dermatology. She is the KOL (key option leader) for various esthetic products and a trainer for Allergan India. She currently works at Mehektagul Dermaclinic, Delhi.

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    Education:

    MBBS

    Professional Bio:

    Dr. Gulhima Arora is a certified Dermatologist and Esthetic Medicine Specialist for 15 years. She did her MBBS from Andhra Medical College in 1997 and completed DNB in Dermatology and Venereology from Army Base Hospital in 2006. She is a fellow of the Philippine Academy of Clinical and Cosmetic Dermatology. She regularly trains Dermatologists in Esthetic Dermatology. She is the KOL (key option leader) for various esthetic products and a trainer for Allergan India. She currently works at Mehektagul Dermaclinic, Delhi.

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