title: 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. Extra-genital lesions occur mainly on the torso as papules of zosteriform appearance. The case of a patient with ectopic cutaneous schistosomiasis is reported in this article, due to the rarity of its occurrence and its difficult clinical diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cláudia Renata Castro do Rêgo
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Barros
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Daniela Cristina Caetano
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Maia
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Josemir Belo
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.affiliation: Campina Grande, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: Camila Carolina Queiroz
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Medeiros
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jessica Guido
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: de Araújo
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall; D000328:Adult; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012876:Skin Diseases, Parasitic / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel