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Visit the following topic pages for more information: head lice, body lice, and pubic lice
Dermoscopic image of a female child with pediculosis showing the parasite, Pediculus humanus capitis
Dermoscopic image of female child with pediculosis showing dark brown viable nits attached to the shaft (yellow circles) and translucent hatched nits (red circles)
Extensive body lice infestation - note the excoriations and hyperpigmentation. The dusty dots on the clothing seams are all adult lice
Scalp pyoderma due to pediculosis
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