“Eczema” of the nape: A marker of pthiriasis capitis |
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| Institution: | 1. Asthma and Allergic Disease Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va;2. Medicine and Microbiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va;2. Division of Neurology;3. Department of Anaesthesia, The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada;4. Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Pthirus pubis usually infests the pubis, inguinal folds, buttocks and perianal region. In hairy males or when the infestation is longstanding, this louse can also occur on the thighs, abdomen, chest, axillae and beard. Eyelashes may be involved in children. The involvement of the scalp is very rare. We describe four girls with P. pubis infestation located exclusively on the scalp which was characterized by a rash on the nape that can suggest a head and neck form of atopic dermatitis. |
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