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Definition: pubic lice represent a cutaneous parasitosis characterized by itching and by the presence of insects and/or their nits in the pubic hair.

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  1. Center for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Dermatology Unit Dipartimento di Anestesiologia, Terapia Intensiva e Scienze Dermatologiche, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

    Marco Cusini

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Cusini, M., Lacarrubba, F., Ramoni, S., Dinotta, F. (2013). Infestations. In: Atlas of Male Genital Disorders. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2787-9_3

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