Title
Mucocutaneous manifestations of helminth infections: Nematodes
Date Issued
01 December 2015
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal
Author(s)
Lupi O.
Downing C.
Lee M.
Pino L.
Giglio P.
Sethi A.
Klaus S.
Sangueza O.P.
Fuller C.
Mendoza N.
Ladizinski B.
Woc-Colburn L.
Tyring S.K.
Publisher(s)
Mosby Inc.
Abstract
In the 21st century, despite increased globalization through international travel for business, medical volunteerism, pleasure, and immigration/refugees into the United States, there is little published in the dermatology literature regarding the cutaneous manifestations of helminth infections. Approximately 17% of travelers seek medical care because of cutaneous disorders, many related to infectious etiologies. This review will focus on the cutaneous manifestations of helminth infections and is divided into 2 parts: part I focuses on nematode infections, and part II focuses on trematode and cestode infections. This review highlights the clinical manifestations, transmission, diagnosis, and treatment of helminth infections. Nematodes are roundworms that cause diseases with cutaneous manifestations, such as cutaneous larval migrans, onchocerciasis, filariasis, gnathostomiasis, loiasis, dracunculiasis, strongyloidiasis, ascariasis, streptocerciasis, dirofilariasis, and trichinosis. Tremadotes, also known as flukes, cause schistosomiasis, paragonimiasis, and fascioliasis. Cestodes (tapeworms) are flat, hermaphroditic parasites that cause diseases such as sparganosis, cysticercosis, and echinococcus.
Start page
929
End page
944
Volume
73
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Dermatología, Enfermedades venéreas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84947755346
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
ISSN of the container
01909622
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