Schistosome cercariae as the causative agent of swimmer's itch in Iceland
Language English Country England, Great Britain Media print
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- MeSH
- Dermatitis parasitology MeSH
- Child MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Lymnaea parasitology MeSH
- Mice, Inbred ICR MeSH
- Mice MeSH
- Skin Diseases, Parasitic parasitology pathology MeSH
- Swimming * MeSH
- Pruritus parasitology MeSH
- Schistosoma anatomy & histology isolation & purification MeSH
- Schistosomiasis parasitology pathology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Child MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Mice MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Iceland MeSH
During late summer in 1995 to 1997, repeated outbreaks of maculopapular skin eruptions were noted on the legs of children after wading in the pond in the Family Park in Laugardalur, Reykjavík, Iceland. Clinical symptoms developing on the legs resembled those of cercarial dermatitis. An examination of Lymnaea peregra snails from this pond and from the adjacent Lake Tjornin resulted in detection of previously undescribed schistosome cercariae. This is the first report of schistosomes in Iceland and also the most northern occurrence of these parasites in Europe.
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Cercarial dermatitis: a systematic follow-up study of human cases with implications for diagnostics
