vagabond's disease


vagabond's disease

 discoloration of the skin in persons subjected to louse bites over long periods.

par·a·sit·ic mel·a·no·der·ma

excoriations and melanoderma caused by scratching the bites of the body louse, Pediculus corporis. Synonym(s): vagabond's disease, vagrant's disease

par·a·sit·ic mel·a·no·der·ma

(par'ă-sit'ik mel'ă-nō-dĕr'mă) Excoriations and melanoderma caused by scratching the bites of the body louse, Pediculus corporis.
Synonym(s): vagabond's disease, vagrant's disease.

vagabond's disease

Discoloration of the skin caused by exposure and scratching owing to the presence of lice. See: pediculosis corporis