Phthiriasis palpebrarum in Pakistan
PJO-Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology. 1993; 9 (1): 20
in English
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| ID: emr-119395
ABSTRACT
A 14-year-old girl from Sindh Pakistan had phthiriasis paplpebraum, infestation with Phthirus pubis, of her right upper eyelid. This case in a Pakistani patient is most unusual in that the Muslim cleanliness practices include regular shaving of the pubic and axillary hair and the sociosexual mores do not permit sexual promiscuity, eliminating the two likely sources of phthiriasis. Pediculosis capitis and pediculosis coporis on the other hand are common due to widespread poverty in rural areas of Pakistan. [Pakistan Journal of Ophthalmology 9 6, 20, January, 1993]
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Parasitic Diseases
/
Lice Infestations
/
Insecticides
/
Islam
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Pak. J. Ophthalmol.
Year:
1993
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