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Definition of Pediculosis pubis
1. Noun. Infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice.
Medical Definition of Pediculosis pubis
1. Infestation with the pubic or crab louse, Pthirus pubis, especially in pubic hair, causing pruritus and maculae ceruleae. Synonym: pthiriasis. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pediculosis Pubis
Literary usage of Pediculosis pubis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Treatise on diseases of the skin by Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1907)
"pediculosis pubis. pediculosis pubis, or, as it is sometimes designated, "
crab-lice," or ... There are lesions associated with pediculosis pubis known as ..."
2. Diseases of the Skin by Richard Lightburn Sutton (1916)
"powdered sulphur in the clothing, or an occasional application of z mild sulphur
ointment. pediculosis pubis. Synonyms.—Crabs; Phthiriasis pubis ..."
3. The Principles and Practice of Dermatology: Designed for Students and by William Allen Pusey (1911)
"pediculosis pubis SYNONYM: Crabs. Symptomatology. ... Etiology —pediculosis pubis
is seen in all classes, and usually in adults. ..."
4. A Compend of diseases of the skin by Jay Frank Schamberg (1905)
"pediculosis pubis. The pediculus pubis, or crab louse, is responsible for this form.
... pediculosis pubis."
5. Essentials of diseases of the skin by Henry Weightman Stelwagon (1899)
"pediculosis pubis. Describe the symptoms of pediculosis pubis. pediculosis pubis
is a condition due to the presence of the pediculus pubis, or crab-louse. ..."
6. A Practical treatise on diseases of the skin, for the use of students and by James Nevins Hyde (1883)
"pediculosis pubis (Parasite, the Pubic Louse). In this disorder the genital region
is chiefly involved, though in exceptional eases all the hairy portions ..."
7. A Practical treatise on diseases of the skin for the use of students and by Oliver Samuel Ormsby (1921)
"pediculosis pubis.—(Crab-louse, Parasite, the Pubic Louse; Fr., Morpion).-—In
this variety the genital region is chiefly involved, 1 Cf. article by Knowles, ..."
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