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Does this describe your symptom?

 
  • Itching of the scalp is the main symptom.
  • Nits (white eggs) firmly attached to hair shafts near the skin. Unlike dandruff or sand, nits can't be shaken off the hair shafts.
  • Gray bugs (lice) are 1/16-inch long, move quickly, and are difficult to see.
  • A scalp rash may be present. The back of the neck is the favorite area.
  • The nits are easier to see than the lice because they are white and very numerous.
  • The nits (eggs) hatch into lice in about 1 week.

If not, see these other symptoms

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Parent Care for Pediatric Symptoms. Copyright © 2000-2008. Barton D. Schmitt, MD
Reviewed/Modified: Sept 2008 by Intermountain Healthcare, Inc.


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