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Pediculus humanus corporis infestation (DOID:5513)
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Synonyms: body louse infestation; Pediculus corporis; Pediculus humanus infestation
Alt IDs: ICD10CM:B85.1, ICD9CM:132.1, UMLS_CUI:C0030758
Definition: A lice infestation that is a cutaneous condition caused by parasitic infestation of body lice Pediculus humanus corporis, which feed on the human blood. Body lice can spread epidemic typhus, trench fever, and louse-borne relapsing fever.


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last database update
05/07/2024
MGI 6.23
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