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Diagnosing and treating Phthirus pubis palpebrarum

Survey of Ophthalmology, 1982
Phthiriasis palpebrarum is an uncommon cause of blepharitis and conjunctivitis and may easily be overlooked. A high index of suspicion and careful examination of the patient's lid margins and eyelashes will lead to the proper diagnosis. Treatment is best accomplished by careful removal of the lice and nits (louse eggs) from the patient's lashes.
J M, Couch, W R, Green, L W, Hirst, Z C, de la Cruz   +3 more
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Phthirus pubis on macula cerulea

European Journal of Pediatric Dermatology, 2021
Phthiriasis pubis in children is due in most cases to an innocent family infestation. The absence of terminal hair in the perigenital and axillary areas in prepubertal children means that crab lice are never found in the pubic area, in underwear and in the axillary region in pediatric age.
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Phthirus pubis (Filzlaus)

2010
Die Filzlaus, Phthirus pubis, ist ca. 1–1,5 mm lang und hat einen kurzen, breiten Korper. An den sechs Beinenden befinden sich Halteklauen, mit denen sich die Tiere an den Haaren der Menschen festhalten. An den Haaren befestigen sich auch die Nissen (Eier).
G. Neumann, H. H. Feucht, W. Becker, M. Späth   +3 more
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Phthirus pubis Infestation of the Eyelashes

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1983
To the Editor.— Your correspondent Melvin H. Kirschner (1982;248:428) stated: "In this era of sexual freedom, it is not surprising to see infestation of the eyelashes in the adult. However, eyelash infestation in the child is uncommon." As a dermatologist, I have always regarded such infestation as occurring almost exclusively in children.
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Phthirus pubis Infestation of the Lashes

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1983
To the Editor.— Many of the points made by Melvin H. Kirschner, MD (1982;248:428), in his article on Phthirus pubis infestation of the lashes, including the clinical description of the patient, are well taken. I would like to add a few comments. Lindane, or γ-benzene hexachloride, causes eye irritation and is not recommended for use near the eye.
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Scalp Infestation With Phthirus pubis

Archives of Dermatology, 1989
To the Editor.— The crab louse,Phthirus pubis, is commonly found on hairs in the pubic region, although it may also be found on the abdomen, thigh, eyelashes, eyebrows, axillae, trunk, and perianal area.1In 1918, Nuttall2refers to several earlier reports of crab lice occurring in the scalp hair and regarded such cases as very rare, especially in ...
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Crabs — The Resurgence ofPhthirus pubis

New England Journal of Medicine, 1968
CRABS (Phthirus pubis), the pubic or crab lice, have traditionally been a sociologic fingerprint marking society's refuse — the vulgar, promiscuous and unwashed.
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Phthirus Pubis Crawling Along the Palpebral Margin

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus
A 7-year-old boy was misdiagnosed as having contact dermatitis due to itching and redness of the eyelids. Later, with the assistance of a slit lamp, active pubic lice on the eyelid margin were discovered. Microorganisms and insect eggs were mechanically removed, and itching and redness symptoms complete disappeared after 1 week.
Jiateng, Lin, Shangming, Li, Gang, Lv, Shancheng, Si   +3 more
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Phthirus pubis Infestation of the Eyelashes

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1982
To the Editor.— Phthirus pubis , the crab louse, has long been known as an infester of the pubic hair. It also occasionally has been found to infest the eyelashes. In this era of sexual freedom, it is not surprising to see infestations of the eyelashes in the adult. However, eyelash infestation in the child is uncommon. Recently, I examined a 6-year-
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Phthirus pubis Infestation of the Eyelashes-Reply

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1983
In Reply.— When I wrote my original letter regarding P pubis of the eyelashes last year, it was not my purpose to get involved in a discussion of age and sex distribution. Rather, it was to alert the physician to the fact that an unresponsive "blepharitis" or "conjunctivitis" could prove to be P pubis infestation of the eyelashes when examined with a ...
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