Cercarial dermatitis contracted via contact with an aquarium: case report and review.
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.
Fölster-Holst
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Department of Dermatology, Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Schittenhelmstrasse 7, 24105 Kiel, Germany. rfoelsterholst@dermatology.uni-kiel.de
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Röwert
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Böckeler
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Kreiselmaier
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Christophers
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D000818:Animals; D017756:Aquaculture; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D008195:Lymnaea / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission