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Revision as of 22:43, 10 September 2020
Background
- Also known as "Swimer's itch"
- skin exposed to freshwater schistosomes or coastal water clam diggers itch
- Cercaria (non-human schistisomes)
Dermatitis Types
- Atopic dermatitis
- Candida dermatitis
- Cercarial dermatitis
- Contact dermatitis
- Dermatitis herpetiformis
- Diaper dermatitis
- Dyshidrotic dermatitis
- Neonatal seborrhoeic dermatitis
- Nummular dermatitis
- Perianal streptococcal dermatitis
- Perioral dermatitis
- Seborrheic dermatitis
- Stasis dermatitis
Clinical Features
Differential Diagnosis
- Papules
- Insect bites
- Scabies
- Seabather's eruption
- Cercarial dermatitis (Swimmer's Itch)
- Macular
- Sub Q Swelling and Nodules
- Ulcers
- Tropical pyoderma
- Leishmaniasis
- Mycobacterium marinum
- Buruli ulcer
- Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm disease)
- Linear and Migratory Lesions
- Cutaneous larvae migrans
- Photodermatitis
See also domestic U.S. ectoparasites
Workup
Management
- Supportive
- Antihistamines for pruritus
- +/- topical corticosteroids