Acute prurigo simplex in humans caused by pigeon lice

Abstract: Pigeon lice are insects that feed on feathers of these birds; their life cycle includes egg, nymph and adult and they may cause dermatoses in humans. Four persons of the same family, living in an urban area, presented with widespread intensely pruritic erythematous papules. A great number...

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Main Authors: Hamilton Ometto Stolf, Rejane d'Ávila Reis, Ana Cláudia Cavalcante Espósito, Vidal Haddad Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2018-03-01
Series:Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v93n2/0365-0596-abd-93-02-0285.pdf