[Hair infestation by Phthirus pubis (Anoplura: Pediculidae)].
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.
Hernández Contreras
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natividad@ipk.sld.cu
Isla García
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Vega Correa
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D010373:Lice Infestations; D008297:Male; D020061:Phthirus; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses