| Literature DB >> 18699837 |
S J Fraser1, S J R Allan, M Roworth, H V Smith, S A Holme.
Abstract
'Swimmer's itch' or cercarial dermatitis (CD) results from an immunological reaction to free-swimming non-human schistosome parasites released from aquatic snails. Affected bathers develop a self-limiting, pruritic, macular or papular eruption shortly after leaving the water. The condition is well-recognized in continental Europe, Asia and America, but has not to date been recorded in the UK.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18699837 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02903.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Exp Dermatol ISSN: 0307-6938 Impact factor: 3.470