2020/02/27 by Laura Tabuenca Del Barrio, M. Mozo Cuadrado, Tabuenca Del Barrio, Laura +5
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · #610 Medical sciences #Dermatological diseases and infestations #Entomological Studies and Ecology #Medicine #Phthirus pubis #Vector-borne infectious diseases #lice #louse #nits #pediculosis
paper · doi:10.3205/oc000136
openalex publication_date 2020/02/27 · openalex created_date 2020/05/29 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/19
The eyelashes pediculosis is frequently caused by Phthirus pubis. Only a minor percentage of the cases are due to Phthirus capitis, but the differential diagnosis is essential: there are Phthirus pubis pediculosis cases due to sexual abuse. A sexual history and screening for other sexually transmitted diseases is warranted.