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 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | phthirus_pubis_2_031123 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | LICE, PUBIC / PHTHIRUS PUBIS | Category: | infections and infestations / sexually transmitted disease | ||
| Body Site: | suprapubic area / thigh | Age: | 40 years | ||
| Contributor: | Majid Shahdi, MD | ||||
| Description: | pubic louse atached to hair on the thigh | ||||
| Comments: | Cursory examination revealed scattered brown scale attached to the waist and thighs. Closer observation with a hand lens demonstrated the organisms attached to the hair. Pediculosis pubis is an infestation by Phthirus pubis. It is spread primarily through sexual contact. Phthirus pubis is morphologically shorter and more rounded than head and body lice. About one third of patients with pubic lice may have a second venereal disease and should be screened. | ||||
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 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | phthirus_pubis_1_031123 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | LICE, PUBIC / PHTHIRUS PUBIS | Category: | infections and infestations / sexually transmitted disease / demonstration | ||
| Body Site: | suprapubic area / thigh | Age: | 40 years | ||
| Contributor: | Majid Shahdi, MD | ||||
| Description: | pubic louse atached to hair on the thigh | ||||
| Comments: | Cursory examination revealed scattered brown scale attached to the waist and thighs. Closer observation with a hand lens demonstrated the organisms attached to the hair. Pediculosis pubis is an infestation by Phthirus pubis. It is spread primarily through sexual contact. Phthirus pubis is morphologically shorter and more rounded than head and body lice. About one third of patients with pubic lice may have a second venereal disease and should be screened. | ||||
| Related Images: | phthirus_pubis_2_031123 | ||||
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