Unilateral Axillary Pseudochromhidrosis-like Lesion Caused by Pediculosis Pubis

To the Editor: A 55-year-old homosexual man presented with complaints of right axillary redness for one week. He has been sexually active with a male partner during his travel to South China in hot weather about a month ago. Physical examination revealed redness in his right axillary area, which sta...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chinese medical journal 2016-05, Vol.129 (9), p.1133-1134
Hauptverfasser: Wang, Tao, Liang, Si, Liu, Yue-Hua, Lian, Christine
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:To the Editor: A 55-year-old homosexual man presented with complaints of right axillary redness for one week. He has been sexually active with a male partner during his travel to South China in hot weather about a month ago. Physical examination revealed redness in his right axillary area, which stained his white clothing [Figure 1 a]. A lot of mobile Pthirus pubis insects were visible on his axillary hair in the affected area [Figure 1 b and 1 c].
ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.4103/0366-6999.180525