Ectoparasitic infestation

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Specialty| Infectious disease

An ectoparasitic infestation is a parasitic disease caused by organisms that live primarily on the surface of the host.[1]

Examples:

* Scabies
* Crab louse (pubic lice)
* Pediculosis (head lice)[2]
* Gamasoidosis (avian mites)
* Lernaeocera branchialis (cod worm)

## See also

* Ectoparasiticide

## References

1. ↑ "Ectoparasites and endoparasites". https://www.open.edu/openlearn/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=28152&section=3.5.
2. ↑ Estrada B (January 2003). "Ectoparasitic infestations in homeless children". Semin Pediatr Infect Dis 14 (1): 20–4. doi:10.1053/spid.2003.127213. PMID 12748918.

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Classification|

* ICD-10: B85-B89
* ICD-9-CM: 132-134
* MeSH: D004478

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