List of parasitic infections or infestations affecting skin
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This is a list of parasitic infections or infestations affecting skin.[1] They include some marine injuries.[2] Others may be due to helminths.[3]
| Name | Type | Subtypes | Cause | Signs and symptoms | Image | Management |
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| Certain protozoal infections affecting the skin | Cutaneous amoebiasis | |||||
| Cutaneous leishmaniasis | ||||||
| Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis | 
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| Rhinosporidiosis | 
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| Certain fluke infestations affecting the skin | Swimmer's itch[2] | .jpg)
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| Certain nematode infestations affecting the skin | Cutaneous larva migrans[1] | .jpg)
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| Lymphatic filariasis | Filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti | |||||
| Filariasis due to Brugia malayi | ||||||
| Filariasis due to Brugia timori | ||||||
| Lymphatic filariasis, unspecified | ||||||
| Hookworm diseases | ||||||
| Subcutaneous dirofilariasis | ||||||
| Gnathostomiasis | .png)
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| Loiasis | .png)
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| Mansonelliasis | ||||||
| Onchocerciasis[3] | ||||||
| Trichinosis | ||||||
| Dracunculiasis[3] | 
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See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Morris-Jones, Rachel (2019). "117. Insect bites and infestations". In Morris-Jones, Rachael (ed.). ABC of Dermatology (7th ed.). Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell. pp. 139–146. ISBN 978-1-119-48899-6. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Johnstone, Ronald B. (2017). "28. Marine injuries". Weedon's Skin Pathology Essentials (2nd ed.). Elsevier. pp. 491–492. ISBN 978-0-7020-6830-0. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Johnstone, Ronald B. (2017). "29. Helminth infestations". Weedon's Skin Pathology Essentials (2nd ed.). Elsevier. pp. 493–496. ISBN 978-0-7020-6830-0. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-07-17.