More than skin deep: Severe iron deficiency anemia and eosinophilia associated with pediculosis capitis and corporis infestation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.03.001
Abstract: Pediculosis is caused by subspecies of the Anoplura insect: Pediculus humanus capitis (head lice), Pediculus humanus corporis (body lice), and Phthirus pubis (pubic lice). These obligate ectoparasites exclusively feed on human blood. Hematologic derangements are not… read more here.
Keywords: anemia eosinophilia; pediculosis; deficiency anemia; iron deficiency ... See more keywords