Cutaneous ectopic schistosomiasis: diagnostic challenge
AUTOR(ES)
Barros, Cláudia Renata Castro do Rêgo, Maia, Daniela Cristina Caetano, Santos, Josemir Belo dos, Medeiros, Camila Carolina Queiroz, Araújo, Jessica Guido de
FONTE
An. Bras. Dermatol.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2016-02
RESUMO
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.
