Parasitosis in dermatology Pediculosis

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Published: 2015-09-30
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51987/Rev.Hosp.Ital.B.Aires.v35i3.718
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pediculosis, Pediculus humanus capitis, parasitoses, prurigo

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María Luz Bollea Garlatt
Servicio de Dermatología. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Aldana Soledad Vacas
Servicio de Dermatología. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Denise Carolina Valdivia Montero
Servicio de Dermatología. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Evelyn Andrea Zambrano
Servicio de Dermatología. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Paula Enz
Servicio de Dermatología. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
Ricardo Galimberti
Servicio de Dermatología. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

Abstract

The disease caused by Pediculus humanus capitis, known as pediculosis, is a human specific parasitosis. It has a worldwide distribution. Transmission can be by direct contact with the scalp of an affected person or by contaminated fomites with parasites. This infestation makes no distinction of race, sex, age, or socioeconomic status. We present a case of an 80 years old patient with a typical case of pediculosis

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Vol. 35 No. 3 (2015): Revista del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

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Dermatology iconography
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Bollea Garlatt ML, Vacas AS, Valdivia Montero DC, Zambrano EA, Enz P, Galimberti R. Parasitosis in dermatology: Pediculosis. Rev Hosp Ital B.Aires [Internet]. 2015 Sep. 30 [cited 2026 Apr. 27];35(3):102-4. Available from: https://ojs.hospitalitaliano.org.ar/index.php/revistahi/article/view/718

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