title: Cercarial Dermatitis or Cercariosis: What's in a Name?
abstract: 'Cercarial dermatitis' is the common scientific name used to describe the allergic response to attacks in humans from nonspecific skin-penetrating cercariae. However, this term may be too narrowly focused and misleading due to numerous factors. The substitution of the broader term 'cercariosis' is suggested for these kinds of infections.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham TW20 0EX, UK. Electronic address: n.morley@rhul.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Neil J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Morley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D058487:Cercaria / Q000502:physiology*; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D010274:Parasitology / Q000639:trends; D009626:Terminology as Topic
keywords: Trichobilharzia; cercariae; cercariosis; dermatitis; swimmer's itch; vertebrates