Ectopic cutaneous Schistosomiasis

• Autor(es): Vargas,Thiago Jeunon de Sousa ; Lopes,Raquel ; Moraes,Maria de Lourdes Palermo F. N. ; Azevedo,Karen Grace Pena de ; Sousa,Maria Auxiliadora Jeunon
• Data: 2013
• Origem: Oasisbr
• Assunto(s): Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis mansoni; Skin
• Tipo de Documento: Relatório
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

The authors report a case of ectopic cutaneous schistosomiasis in a 35 year-old female who presented clustered reddish macules and papules on the left buttock. The diagnosis was not suspected during clinical evaluation and required visualization of Schistosoma mansoni eggs on sections of tissue.