| Abstract: | Cutaneous schistosomiasis is a rare clinical manifestation of schistosomiasis, an
infectious and parasitic disease, caused in Brazil by the trematode Schistosoma
mansoni. The lesions are due to the deposition of eggs or, rarely, adult worms,
usually involving the genital and groin areas. Extra-genital lesions occur
mainly on the torso as papules of zosteriform appearance. The case of a patient
with ectopic cutaneous schistosomiasis is reported in this article, due to the
rarity of its occurrence and its difficult clinical diagnosis. |
