cutaneous schistosomiasis
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Schistosomiasis — Classification and external resources Skin vesicles on the forearm, created by the penetration of Schistosoma. Source: CDC ICD 10 B … Wikipedia
Cutaneous larva migrans — Classification and external resources Typical creeping eruption associated with cutaneous larva migrans ICD 10 B … Wikipedia
Schistosomiasis — Diseases of liver, gastrointestinal tract and bladder caused by schistosomes, trematode worms that parasitize people. Infection is from infested water. There are three main species of these trematode worms (flukes) Schistosoma haematobium, S.… … Medical dictionary
List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… … Wikipedia
swimmer's itch — Pathol. an inflammation of the skin, resembling insect bites, caused by burrowing larval forms of schistosomes. [1925 30; so called because the schistosomes enter the skin from untreated water] * * * ▪ dermatology also called cutaneous… … Universalium
cercarial dermatitis — a pruritic papular eruption seen in persons who swim or wade in certain bodies of water (either fresh or salt), due to hypersensitivity to the cercariae of schistosomes in the water that penetrate the skin and die without gaining access to the… … Medical dictionary
Swimmer's itch — Swimmer s doack Classification and external resources Cercarial dermatitis on lower legs, four days after spending a day in the shallows of a lake. ICD 10 B … Wikipedia
Onchocerciasis — River Blindness redirects here. For the song by J. Geils Band, see Freeze Frame (J. Geils Band album). Onchocerciasis Classification and external resources Adult black fly (Simulium yahense) with parasite (Onchocerca volvulus) emerging from the… … Wikipedia
Neglected tropical disease research and development — Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a set of infectious diseases affecting an estimated 1.4 billion people worldwide. The classification of this group of neglected diseases is linked to their frequent neglect in public and private sector… … Wikipedia
itch — 1. An irritating sensation in the skin that arouses the desire to scratch. SYN: pruritus (2). 2. Common name for scabies. [A.S. gikkan] azo i. itching that occurs among workers in azo dyes. baker i. an eruption on the hands and arms of bakers due … Medical dictionary
