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Dermoscopy applied to pediculosis corporis diagnosis |
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| Authors: | Luiz Gustavo Martins Fred Bernardes Filho Maria Victória Quaresma Thiago Rubin Bellott Larissa Nascimento Botelho Ana Cecília Studart Prata |
| Affiliation: | 1. Private Practice Ituiutaba (MG), Brazil.;2.Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro (SCMRJ) - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.;3.Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil.;4.Escola de Medicina Souza Marques - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brazil. |
| Abstract: | We report the case of a 47-year-old homeless male with a massive infestation ofPediculus humanus corporis on his entire body. Dermoscopy helpedto diagnose pediculosis by showing the involvement of scalp, beard and the genitalregion in this disease. |
| Keywords: | Dermoscopy Lice infestations Pediculus |