Pubic Lice (Pthirus pubis): History, Biology and Treatment vs. Knowledge and Beliefs of US College Students [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2009 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, Alice L., Chaney, Elizabeth
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Pthirus pubis Infestation of the Scalp in a 4-Month-Old Infant: A Case Report [PDF]
Skin Research and Technology, 2023 Skin Research and Technology, Volume 29, Issue 3, March 2023.
Renheng Zhu, Dingbin Yang
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Pthirus pubis Infestation of an Ear [PDF]
Acta Dermato-VenereologicaGianluca Nazzaro, Stefano Veraldi
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Crab Louse, Pthirus pubis (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Phthiraptera (Anoplura): Pediculidae)
EDIS, 2002 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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Prevalence of Pediculus humunus capitis, Pediculus humanus corporis, and Pthirus pubis in Al-Kut, Iraq [PDF]
Archives of Razi Institute, 2022 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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Treatment of Phthiriasis Palpebrarum and Crab Louse: Petrolatum Jelly and 1% Permethrin Shampoo [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2015 Phthiriasis palpebrarum is an uncommon cause of blepharoconjunctivitis in which Pthirus pubis infest the eyelashes. We report a case of unilateral phthiriasis palpebrarum with crab louse.
Yunus Karabela +4 more
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Descripción anatómica del Pthirus pubis mediante dermatoscopia digital
Actas Dermo-sifiliográficas, 2021 Alejandro Martin-Gorgojo
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Investigation of Morphological Characteristics of Pubic Lice (Pthirus pubis, Linnaeus, 1758)
Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 2022 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.
Ekrem Kirecci
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A Case Report of Human Infestation With Pubic Louse (Pthirus pubis) in Sarab City, Iran
Medical Science and Discovery, 2015 Lice were collected from 47 years old male worker on his complaint for itching and red rashes on body. The lice thus collected were subjected to microscopic examinations and identified as Phthirus pubis, commonly known as the crab louse, an ecto-parasite which is only found on humans and requires human blood to survive.
Yagoob Garedaghi
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The Vectorial Capacity of Human Lice: Pediculus humanus and Pthirus pubis
Ankara Universitesi Veteriner Fakultesi Dergisi, 2013 Insan vucut biti (Pediculus humanus humanus); epidemik tifus (salgin tifus, bit tifusu, lekeli humma) etkeni Rickettsia prowazekii’nin, bitle bulasan donemeli ates (louse-borne relapsing fever) ajani Borrelia recurrentis’in ve siper atesi (trench fever) etkeni Bartonella quintana’nin vektorudur.
Kosta Y Mumcuoglu
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