"Pediculus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Lice of the genus Pediculus, family Pediculidae. Pediculus humanus corporus is the human body louse and Pediculus humanus capitis is the human head louse.
| Descriptor ID |
D010374
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.690.060.716
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| Concept/Terms |
Head Louse- Head Louse
- Head Louses
- Louse, Head
- Louses, Head
- Head Lice
- Head Lices
- Lice, Head
- Lices, Head
Body Louse- Body Louse
- Body Louses
- Louse, Body
- Louses, Body
- Body Lice
- Body Lices
- Lice, Body
- Lices, Body
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pediculus" by people in Profiles.
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Lowenstein EJ, Parish LC, Van Leer-Greenberg M, Hoenig LJ. The darker side of head lice infestations. Clin Dermatol. 2022 Jan-Feb; 40(1):81-84.
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Witkowski JA, Parish LC. Pediculosis and resistance: the perennial problem. Clin Dermatol. 2002 Jan-Feb; 20(1):87-92.
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Parish LC, Witkowski JA, Millikan LE. Pediculosis capitis and the stubborn nit. Int J Dermatol. 1989 Sep; 28(7):436-7.