Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (Jun 2014)

Dermoscopy applied to pediculosis corporis diagnosis

  • Luiz Gustavo Martins,
  • Fred Bernardes Filho,
  • Maria Victória Quaresma,
  • Thiago Rubin Bellott,
  • Larissa Nascimento Botelho,
  • Ana Cecília Studart Prata

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142654
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 89, no. 3
pp. 513 – 514

Abstract

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We report the case of a 47-year-old homeless male with a massive infestation of Pediculus humanus corporison his entire body. Dermoscopy helped to diagnose pediculosis by showing the involvement of scalp, beard and the genital region in this disease.

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