Pubic lice is caused by infection, through the external and oral drug treatment can achieve the effect of extermination of lice and eggs, so that the body can recover.
1. Topical medication: Pubic lice patients first shave off the affected pubic hair, apply 50% tincture of Bacitracin, 10% sulfur ointment or 25% benzyl benzoate emulsion; you can also use 1% permethrin cream, piperonyl butoxide, pyrethrin coated in the infected area, stay for 10 minutes to wash off. Then apply appropriate amount of 0.2% phenothrin lotion on dry hair, wash it off after two hours; finally, apply 0.5% malathion lotion on the affected area, leave it for 12 hours and wash it off.
2. Oral medication: When pubic lice are more serious, it is necessary to control the condition with oral ivermectin.
What kind of drugs should be used for pubic lice patients should be combined with their condition, and it is recommended that they should go to the hospital in time and follow the doctor’s instructions on how to use the drugs.