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Parasitic Skin Infections for Primary Care Physicians.
Prim Care. 2015 Dec; 42(4):661-75.PC

Abstract

The 2 epidermal parasitic skin infections most commonly encountered by primary care physicians in developed countries are scabies and pediculosis. Pediculosis can be further subdivided into pediculosis capitis, corporis, and pubis. This article presents a summary of information and a review of the literature on clinical findings, diagnosis, and treatment of these commonly encountered parasitic skin infestations.

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Dadabhoy I
Penn State Hershey Family Medicine Residency Program, Hershey, PA, USA.
Butts JF
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA; Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA. Electronic address: jbutts@hmc.psu.edu.

MeSH

HumansInsecticidesLice InfestationsPrimary Health CareScabiesSkin Diseases, Parasitic

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

26612378

Citation

Dadabhoy, Irfan, and Jessica F. Butts. "Parasitic Skin Infections for Primary Care Physicians." Primary Care, vol. 42, no. 4, 2015, pp. 661-75.
Dadabhoy I, Butts JF. Parasitic Skin Infections for Primary Care Physicians. Prim Care. 2015;42(4):661-75.
Dadabhoy, I., & Butts, J. F. (2015). Parasitic Skin Infections for Primary Care Physicians. Primary Care, 42(4), 661-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pop.2015.07.004
Dadabhoy I, Butts JF. Parasitic Skin Infections for Primary Care Physicians. Prim Care. 2015;42(4):661-75. PubMed PMID: 26612378.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Parasitic Skin Infections for Primary Care Physicians. AU - Dadabhoy,Irfan, AU - Butts,Jessica F, Y1 - 2015/10/23/ PY - 2015/11/28/entrez PY - 2015/11/28/pubmed PY - 2016/9/15/medline KW - Epidermal parasitic skin infections KW - Lice KW - Pediculosis KW - Scabies SP - 661 EP - 75 JF - Primary care JO - Prim Care VL - 42 IS - 4 N2 - The 2 epidermal parasitic skin infections most commonly encountered by primary care physicians in developed countries are scabies and pediculosis. Pediculosis can be further subdivided into pediculosis capitis, corporis, and pubis. This article presents a summary of information and a review of the literature on clinical findings, diagnosis, and treatment of these commonly encountered parasitic skin infestations. SN - 1558-299X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/26612378/Parasitic_Skin_Infections_for_Primary_Care_Physicians_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -