Anti-inflammatory drugs for treating pubic lice

Pubic lice is a parasitic disease and generally does not require anti-inflammatory drugs for treatment. If the disease leads to secondary infection, anti-inflammatory drugs will be needed for treatment. There are many reasons for this disease, which is directly related to sanitary conditions. Therefore, people suffering from this disease should shave their pubic hair and change their underwear in time. At the same time, they should pay attention to personal hygiene and take a bath frequently. Let's learn how to treat pubic lice.

1. Treatment principles

Early diagnosis and timely treatment; treatment plans must be individualized; regular treatment and follow-up; tracing the source of infection, examination and treatment; sexual partners should be examined and treated at the same time.

2. Treatment options

The ideal treatment should be able to effectively kill both adult pubic lice and their eggs. Before treatment, the patient should shave his pubic hair, and underwear, bed sheets, and quilts should be soaked in boiling water to kill insects.

(1) General treatment: Shave pubic hair. Boil and disinfect underwear, panties, menstrual belts and bathing utensils to keep them clean and hygienic. Patients should avoid sexual intercourse to avoid infecting others. Because pubic hair is where pubic lice live, without pubic hair lice will lose the place they need to live. In order to completely treat the disease, it is generally required to shave off the pubic hair and burn it to completely eliminate the environment in which pubic lice survive. In addition, the claws of pubic lice are very powerful, and they often grasp the hair shaft tightly, making it difficult to separate, so shaving pubic hair is a necessary treatment.

(2) Drug treatment: You can choose lindane lotion, shampoo or cream; malathion lotion; permethrin; sulfur ointment; 25% benzyl benzoate emulsion, etc., all of which have the effect of killing adult pubic lice and eggs. If the itching is severe, antihistamines can be used to relieve itching. If secondary bacterial infection occurs, antibiotics should be used.

3. Cure criteria

The patient should be followed up 4 to 7 days after the first treatment. The patient can be considered cured if the symptoms disappear and no lice or eggs are found during physical examination. Sometimes itching may last for a period of time, which is mainly caused by allergic reactions and can be treated symptomatically, but it will not affect the recovery. The prognosis is good.