Pediculosis Pubis (Pubic Lice) | 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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