Title
Mucocutaneous manifestations of helminth infections: Trematodes and cestodes
Date Issued
01 December 2015
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Mosby Inc.
Abstract
In the 21st century, despite increased international travel for vacation, work, and medical missions and immigration into the United States, there is little published in the dermatology literature regarding the cutaneous manifestations of helminth infections. It has been estimated that 20% to 70% of international travelers suffer from some travel-related health problem. Approximately 17% of travelers seek medical care because of cutaneous disorders, many related to infectious etiologies. This review will focus on cutaneous diseases caused by helminth infections. Part I of the review focused on nematode infections; part II will focus on trematode and cestode 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
947
End page
957
Volume
73
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Dermatología, Enfermedades venéreas
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84947719268
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
ISSN of the container
01909622
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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