title: [Hair infestation by Phthirus pubis (Anoplura: Pediculidae)].
abstract: A case of lice infestation of the hair in a 24 year-old man was reported. After the entomological identification of adults and immature stages of the vector; it was confirmed that the only existing parasite was Phtihirus pubis Linnaeus 1758, a hematophagous insect that usually infests pubis, armpit, eyelids, and other parts of the body but is rarely found in the head.
authors.affiliation: natividad@ipk.sld.cu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hernández Contreras
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Isla García
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vega Correa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D010373:Lice Infestations; D008297:Male; D020061:Phthirus; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses