title: Cutaneous schistosomiasis.
abstract: Schistosomiasis is the name given to a group of diseases caused by trematodes of the genus Schistosome. Humans and other animals are definitive hosts, and snails of various genera are intermediate hosts. This article reviews the epidemiology, pathology, cutaneous manifestations, and treatment of these diseases.
authors: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.
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authors: M
authors: Amer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D014329:Tropical Climate
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents