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Phthirus
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Phtirus
, Pthirus
Lice of the genus Phthirus, family Pediculidae. Phthirus pubis, the crab louse, is usually acquired by sexual contact or contact with infected…
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Multigene analysis of phylogenetic relationships and divergence times of primate sucking lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura).
J. Light
,
D. Reed
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
2009
Corpus ID: 35784980
2007
2007
Four cases of pediculosis caused by Pthirus pubis Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Anoplura) from peninsular Malaysia.
O. Pakeer
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J. Jeffery
,
A. Mohamed
,
F. Ahmad
,
O. Baharudin
Tropical biomedicine
2007
Corpus ID: 31391407
Four cases of pediculosis, two in adults and two in children, caused by the crab-louse, Pthirus pubis Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera…
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2006
2006
Pediculosis pubis: presentation to ophthalmologist as pthriasis palpebrarum associated with corneal epithelial keratitis
N. Manjunatha
,
G. Jayamanne
,
S. P. Desai
,
T. Moss
,
J. Lalik
,
A. Woodland
International Journal of STD and AIDS
2006
Corpus ID: 10551175
Pthiriasis palpebrarum caused by infestation with Pthirus pubis (crab louse) draws attention to pediculosis in the pubic and…
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2002
2002
Seasonality trends of Pediculosis capitis and Phthirus pubis in a young adult population: follow‐up of 20 years
D. Mimouni
,
O. Ankol
,
M. Gdalevich
,
I. Grotto
,
N. Davidovitch
,
E. Zangvil
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology…
2002
Corpus ID: 29068225
Background It is not mandatory to report Pediculosis capitis and Phthirus pubis in most countries; therefore, little is known…
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1994
1994
Pthirus pubis from the Western Part of Saudi Arabia
O. El-Azazy
1994
Corpus ID: 78823863
1993
1993
Phthirus pubis infestation of the eyelids.
K. Tharmaseelan
,
M. S. Morgan
,
P. Rundle
,
D. Hughes
British Journal of Ophthalmology
1993
Corpus ID: 30571325
Accepted for publication 13 July 1993 Case report An 80-year-old man presented with a 1 week history of redness and discharge 11…
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Review
1985
Review
1985
Epidemiology of louse infestations
N. Gratz
,
M. Orkin
,
H. Maibach
1985
Corpus ID: 40507191
In reviewing the current extent and epidemiology of louse infestations in human populations and between host and another, it is…
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1983
1983
Phthirus pubis infestation of the lashes.
M. Kincaid
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
1983
Corpus ID: 34100316
To the Editor.— Many of the points made by Melvin H. Kirschner, MD (1982;248:428), in his article on Phthirus pubis infestation…
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1969
1969
Antennal Tuft Organs of Pediculus humanus Linn, and Phthirus pubis (Linn.) ( Anoplura : Pediculidae )
F. Miller
1969
Corpus ID: 88585761
Scanning electron microscopy reveals two tuft organs each with an average of six hairs in Pediculus humanus Linn. Similarly…
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1948
1948
Phthirus pubis infestation of the scalp and cilia in young children; report of five additional cases.
L. Goldman
A M A Archives of Dermatology and Syphilology
1948
Corpus ID: 981047
Infestation of the scalp with Phthirus pubis is an uncommon occurrence. The relatively few reports in the literature have been of…
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