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A female asked:
I just went to the toilet and went to flush there was a tiny black bug crawling around i have also had symptoms of itching and swelling is this crabs?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Richard Zimonanswered
Internal Medicine 61 years experience
Unlikely: Crabs or Pubic lice are VERY VEY tiny usually clear (no color) or white...That bug was probably an "incidental" creature from outside your bathroom!
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Very doubtful: The pubic louse (Phthirus pubis) is about 1 to 2 mm in length & when magnified looks like a crab. It is wingless, tan to grayish-white, flattened dorsoventrally, has 3 clawed sets of legs & a head which is significantly smaller than the rest of the body. Pubic lice look different than head or body lice. They don’t have the capacity to move on smooth surfaces.
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