More than skin deep: Severe iron deficiency anemia and eosinophilia associated with pediculosis capitis and corporis infestation

Carina M Woodruff; Aileen Y Chang

doi:10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.03.001

More than skin deep: Severe iron deficiency anemia and eosinophilia associated with pediculosis capitis and corporis infestation

JAAD Case Rep. 2019 May 8;5(5):444-447. doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.03.001. eCollection 2019 May.

Authors

Carina M Woodruff¹, Aileen Y Chang¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, California.

No abstract available

Keywords: AEC, absolute eosinophil count; asylum seekers; body lice; eosinophilia; head lice; homeless; iron deficiency anemia; migrants; pediculosis; refugees; vulnerable populations.

Publication types

Case Reports