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CONTENT
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Pediculosis Pubis (Pubic Lice)
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Figure 4.42
A: Pubic louse *
(Photo taken by James Castner)
B: Body louse *
(Photo taken by James Castner)
C: Bed bug *
(Photo taken by James Castner)
D: Bed bug*
E: Black fly *
(Photo taken by Jerry F. Butler)
F: Yellow fever mosquito *
(Photo taken by James Castner)
*Courtesy of Lyle Buss, Entomology and
Nematology Department,
University of Florida |
(Figure 4.42A)
- Phthirus pubis, crab louse; wider and shorter body than the body louse,
resembling miniature crabs
- Presents with itching of pubic area, may be erythema around hair follicles,
excoriations, secondary bacterial infection, ± maculae caerulea: slate gray
to blue macules
- Treatment same as head lice
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