lice infestation (DOID:5502)
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Synonyms: Infestation by Pediculus; Louse infestation; mixed pediculosis; mixed pediculosis infestation; pediculosis; Pediculosis + lice; pediculosis and phthirus infection; Pediculosis and phthirus infections; Pediculosis and phthirus infestation
Alt IDs: DOID:5490, DOID:5523, ICD10CM:B85.2, ICD9CM:132.9, ICD9CM_2006:132, ICD9CM_2006:132.3, MESH:D010373, NCI:C128401, UMLS_CUI:C0030756
Definition: A parasitic ectoparasitic infectious disease that involves infestation of lice, which are blood-feeding ectoparasitic insects of the order Phthiraptera.