Head louse infestation - scalp

This is a close-up picture of lice egg sacks (nits) on the hair. They cling to individual hair shafts. (Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
Review Date: 05/02/2006
Reviewed By: D. Scott Smith, MD, MSc, DTM&H, Infectious Diseases Division
and Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University
Medical School, Stanford, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare
Network.












