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Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Skin Diseases, Infectious > Skin Diseases, Parasitic > Ectoparasitic Infestations
Infections > Skin Diseases, Infectious > Skin Diseases, Parasitic > Ectoparasitic Infestations
Infections > Parasitic Diseases > Skin Diseases, Parasitic > Ectoparasitic Infestations

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Ectoparasitic Infestations  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • general only: prefer specifics; coordinate IM with ectoparasite (IM); refers to ectoparasite on or within the skin so do not coordinate with SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC

Scope note

  • Infestations by PARASITES which live on, or burrow into, the surface of their host's EPIDERMIS. Most ectoparasites are ARTHROPODS.

History note

  • 68

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004478

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