Cercarial dermatitis contracted via contact with an aquarium: case report and review |
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| Authors: | R. Fö lster-Holst,R. Disko,J. Rö wert,W. Bö ckeler,&dagger ,I. Kreiselmaier, E. Christophers |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Dermatology, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Schittenhelmstrasse 7, 24105 Kiel, Germany. rfoelsterholst@dermatology.uni-kiel.de |
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| Abstract: | Cercarial dermatitis ('swimmer's itch') is an itchy inflammatory response to the penetration of the skin by non-human Schistosoma parasites. It is commonly contracted while swimming or wading in lakes. We report a biology teacher who developed the dermatitis after cleaning the school aquarium in which he kept a water snail and some fish. |
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| Keywords: | aquarium cercarial dermatitis swimmer's itch water snail |
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