A parent's story: “I felt lost and hysterical”

BMJ 2003; 326 doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7401.1258-a (Published 5 June 2003)
Cite this as: BMJ 2003;326:1258.2

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A mother describes her experience treating her two daughters' head lice. Her daughters were 6 years old and 3 years old.


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What was the diagnosis like?

My older daughter had long hair and had severe itching by the time we realised what was going on. I tried over the counter remedies, but the lice did not go away. My younger daughter and I …

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