title: Ectopic cutaneous Schistosomiasis.
abstract: The authors report a case of ectopic cutaneous schistosomiasis in a 35 year-old female who presented clustered reddish macules and papules on the left buttock. The diagnosis was not suspected during clinical evaluation and required visualization of Schistosoma mansoni eggs on sections of tissue.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Federal de Bonsucesso, Dermatology Service.
authors.forename: Thiago Jeunon de Sousa
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Maria de Lourdes Palermo F N
authors.initials: Mde L
authors.lastname: Moraes
authors.forename: Karen Grace Pena de
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Azevedo
authors.forename: Maria Auxiliadora Jeunon
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sousa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002081:Buttocks / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000473:pathology*; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000473:pathology*