Pediculosis pubis presenting as pediculosis capitis, pediculosis corporis, and pediculosis ciliaris in a case of Alport syndrome

Pediculosis is an infestation of lice on the human body. Pediculosis pubis is primarily found in the pubic region and is usually transmitted by sexual contact. Diagnosis is done by visualization of mites which can be aided by the use of dermoscope. Hereby, we report a case of an Alport syndrome pati...

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Autores principales: Dave, Manal D., Mehta, Hita H., Gorasiya, Amitkumar Rameshbhai, Nimbark, Devanshi Nitin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2023
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10343108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37457509
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_88_22
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Sumario:Pediculosis is an infestation of lice on the human body. Pediculosis pubis is primarily found in the pubic region and is usually transmitted by sexual contact. Diagnosis is done by visualization of mites which can be aided by the use of dermoscope. Hereby, we report a case of an Alport syndrome patient having extensive pubic lice infestation with no sexual history and probable transmission from cattle.

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