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Dermatologic manifestations of Schistosomiasis mansoni.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  984859     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Schistosomiasis mansoni, a potentially severe disease that victimizes an appreciable number of US citizens in this hemisphere, shows cutaneous changes corresponding to various stages in the life cycle of the causative parasite within its definitive host. A transient pruritus or dermatitis, probably irritative, characterizes the stage of cercarial penetration. Urticaria, periorbital edema, and rarely a purpuric eruption may occur four to six weeks later, shortly after oviposition by adult worms, probably as an expression of hypersensitivity to ova and their products. Papulonodular lesions, similar to but not as devasting as those developing internally, may rarely appear months later at the perineum or distant cutaneous sites as a manifestation of granulomatous hypersensitivity to eggs and, very rarely, worms, accidentally carried there through collateral and anastomosing vascular pathways.
Authors:
V M Torres
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of dermatology     Volume:  112     ISSN:  0003-987X     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch Dermatol     Publication Date:  1976 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1976-12-30     Completed Date:  1976-12-30     Revised Date:  2008-03-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372433     Medline TA:  Arch Dermatol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1539-42     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Schistosoma mansoni
Schistosomiasis* / etiology,  pathology
Skin / pathology
Skin Manifestations*

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