Scabies and pediculosis pubis: an update of treatment regimens and general review.
Ectoparasites continue to be a common cause of skin disease throughout the world. The present article dissects the epidemiological profile and treatment of both Sarcoptes scabiei variant hominis and pediculosis pubis.
Leone
Peter A
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Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina and North Carolina STD/HIV Prevention and Care Branch, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7030, USA. Peter_Leone@med.unc.edu
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