pediculosis pubis is a condition due to the presence of the pediculus pubis, or crab-louse.
Is there any difficulty in the diagnosis of pediculosis capitis?
pediculosis: a state of lousiness, or the abnormal condition caused by the multiplication of lice on the body: sec phthiriasis.
Lice infestation and its effects are known medically as pediculosis.
Pustular eruptions upon the scalp, especially posteriorly, should always arouse a suspicion of pediculosis.
The possibility of the pediculosis being secondary to eczema must not be forgotten.
Similar abscesses are met with on the scalp in association with eczema, impetigo, and pediculosis.
Two other "catching" diseases cause city schools a great deal of trouble,—trachoma and pediculosis (head lice).
pediculosis pe·dic·u·lo·sis (pə-dĭk'yə-lō'sĭs)
The state of being infested with lice.