Cutaneous ectopic schistosomiasis: diagnostic challenge
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. Ex...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v91n1/0365-0596-abd-91-01-0109.pdf |