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==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
*Pediculosis pubis was reported in the literature as early as 1946.<ref name="pmid21026349">{{cite journal |vauthors=FRANKS AG, DOBES WL |title=DDT in the treatment of scabies, larva migrans and pediculosis pubis |journal=Arch Derm Syphilol |volume=53 |issue= |pages=381 |year=1946 |pmid=21026349 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
*In 1946, Andrew G. Franks describes the use of [[DDT]] in the treatment of pediculosis pubis.<ref name="pmid21026349">{{cite journal |vauthors=FRANKS AG, DOBES WL |title=DDT in the treatment of scabies, larva migrans and pediculosis pubis |journal=Arch Derm Syphilol |volume=53 |issue= |pages=381 |year=1946 |pmid=21026349 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Revision as of 20:23, 7 March 2017
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This page is about clinical aspects of the disease. For microbiologic aspects of the causative organism(s), see Pediculus pubis.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]
Synonyms and keywords: Pubic louse infestation; Phthiriasis pubis
Overview
Historical Perspective
- Pediculosis pubis was reported in the literature as early as 1946.[1]
- In 1946, Andrew G. Franks describes the use of DDT in the treatment of pediculosis pubis.[1]