Ectoparasitic infestation

Updated on Sep 26, 2024

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Specialty infectious disease ICD-9-CM 132-134		ICD-10 B85-B89 MeSH D004478

An ectoparasitic infestation is a parasitic disease caused by organisms that live primarily on the surface of the host.

Examples:

Scabies

Crab louse (pubic lice)

Pediculosis (head lice)

Lernaeocera branchialis (cod worm)

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