title: Four cases of pediculosis caused by Pthirus pubis Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Anoplura) from peninsular Malaysia.
abstract: Four cases of pediculosis, two in adults and two in children, caused by the crab-louse, Pthirus pubis Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Anoplura) is reported from peninsular Malaysia. This is the second report of the problem to be documented from the country. Although P. pubis is closely associated with genital hairs, it is, however, also found to occur on the eyelashes, eyebrows, hairs of the body, head and axilla. The few reported cases of pthiriasis probably do not reflect the true situation.
authors.affiliation: Kulliyah of Medicine, International Islamic University, P.O. Box 141, 25710 Kuantan, Pahang, peninsular Malaysia.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pakeer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jeffery
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mohamed
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Baharudin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005138:Eyebrows / Q000469:parasitology; D005140:Eyelashes / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006197:Hair / Q000469:parasitology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D020061:Phthirus