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Swimmer’s Itch
(redirected from Cercarial dermatitis)

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Swimmer’s Itch
A transient—lasting up to a week—hypersensitivity reaction consisting of papular erythematous rash with oedema and intense pruritus caused by exposure to nonhuman schistosomes in the sediment of fresh water lakes frequented by waterfowl
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Cercarial dermatitis (swimmer's itch) is a pruritic eruption resulting from cercarial penetration of skin or mucous membranes, common to all infecting schistosomes.
This is an ancient disease that may have had historical consequences ... by Mendelson, Marc / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
Swimmer''s itch, also called cercarial dermatitis, is a skin rash caused by an allergic reaction to infection with certain parasites of birds and mammals that are released from infected snails in fresh and saltwater.
Itching ? Information on Itching by Richard James / Health, general community
Verbrugge examined the incidence and risk factors of swimmer's itch, the lay term for cercarial dermatitis, caused by parasites in the water.
Swimmer's itch pegged to parasites by USA Today (Magazine)
 
 
 
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