Patient's question:
Does pubic lice survive and reproduce in hair?If they are found in the hair, how should they be removed?
Doctor's answer:
Treatment for this condition primarily involves topical medications. First, as much pubic hair as possible should be shaved and burned with fire. Undergarments and briefs should be boiled or ironed. The topical medications include:1. 0.01% permethrin solution. This is an efficient and low-toxicity insecticide. Apply it to make all the pubic hair moist, then wash it off after 3 days. This medication also kills pubic lice eggs and is harmless to humans. Note: Do not ingest or get it into your eyes.
2. 25%–50% stemona alcohol extract. Apply it externally twice a day for 3 consecutive days, then use warm rice vinegar to apply, which can break the adhesion between pubic lice eggs and hair, making it easier to remove the eggs.
3. Other medications that can kill pubic lice include 25% benzyl benzoate cream, 1% mercury alcohol, 1% hexachlorobenzene ointment, 10% sulfur ointment, or Eurax cream. Treatment requires both partners to be treated simultaneously.