Pthirus pubis infestation of the scalp in a 4-month-old infant: A case report. [PDF]
Skin Research and Technology, Volume 29, Issue 3, March 2023.
Zhu R +8 more
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Prevalence of Pediculus humunus capitis, Pediculus humanus corporis, and Pthirus pubis in Al-Kut, Iraq [PDF]
Lice infestations or pediculosis occurs throughout the world and is caused by Pediculus humunus capitis (head louse), Pediculus humanus corporis (body louse), and Pthirus pubis (crab louse). This study was conducted within March-October 2020 and aimed to
A Khais Muri Laabusi, M Mohsan Rhadi
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Pubic lice (Pthirus pubis): history, biology and treatment vs. knowledge and beliefs of US college students. [PDF]
Pubic lice (Pthirus pubis) maintain a worldwide parasitic population infesting two to over 10 percent of human populations, continuing a presence that has been constant since early evidence 10,000 years ago. Outbreaks in the 1970s have been recorded, but incomplete records preclude description of a definitive population cycle.
Anderson AL, Chaney E.
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Pthirus pubis Infestation of an Ear [PDF]
Stefano Veraldi, Gianluca Nazzaro
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Dermoscopic observation of Pthirus pubis. [PDF]
Fathizadeh S, Harvey JA, Swanson DL.
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Descripción anatómica del Pthirus pubis mediante dermatoscopia digital
A. Martin-Gorgojo +2 more
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Phthiriasis palpebrarum: A case of eyelash infestation with Pthirus pubis. [PDF]
Phthiriasis palpebrarum is a rare type of eyelid infestation. In the present study, a 63-year-old woman presented with a case of phthiriasis palpebrarum, which was initially misdiagnosed as anterior blepharitis. The patient had a 2-month history of repeated episodes of itching and burning sensations and moderate pain in both eyes that were not improved
Wu N, Zhang H, Sun FY.
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Correction to "Pthirus pubis infestation of the scalp in a 4-month-old infant:A case report". [PDF]
Skin Research and Technology, Volume 32, Issue 2, February 2026.
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Crab Louse, Pthirus pubis (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Phthiraptera (Anoplura): Pediculidae)
This document is EENY-103, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date July 1999. Reviewed May 2003.
H. V. Weems, Jr., Thomas R. Fasulo
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Investigation of Morphological Characteristics of Pubic lice (Pthirus pubis, Linnaeus, 1758)
Pubic lice (Pthirus pubis) are obligate, permanent ectoparasites of humans, entirely dependent upon their vertebrate hosts for survival. Pubic lice have a very simplified body form as a result of their parasitic characteristics, being wingless and dorsoventrally flattened.
E. Kireçci
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