Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Pediculosis Corporis
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Arif Siregar |
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Etiology
Pediculosis corporis is a skin disease caused by the bite of Pediculus corporis. Fleas live attached to the folds of clothing and put its eggs in the folds of clothing, and only moved into the body if you want to suck the blood to the skin. Fleas are vectors of clothing epidemic typhus, namely rickets causing many deaths over the centuries.
Clinical Overview
Itching of the skin occurs due to hypersensitivity reactions are obtained for the presence of antigens from saliva when the blood sucking ticks, and the patient's skin is often filled by excoriation. As a result of the bite, resulting papules billion and therefore will appear traces a thorough scratching.
Differential Diagnosis
Scabies, Insect bite, Folliculitis.
Clinical Overview
Itching of the skin occurs due to hypersensitivity reactions are obtained for the presence of antigens from saliva when the blood sucking ticks, and the patient's skin is often filled by excoriation. As a result of the bite, resulting papules billion and therefore will appear traces a thorough scratching.
Differential Diagnosis
Scabies, Insect bite, Folliculitis.
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Dermatology,
Pediculosis Corporis
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