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Parasitic skin disease

MedGen UID:
20780
Concept ID:
C0037280
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Parasitic skin disorder
SNOMED CT: Parasitic infection of skin (128938009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0024610

Definition

Skin diseases caused by ARTHROPODS; HELMINTHS; or other parasites. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Widaty S, Miranda E, Cornain EF, Rizky LA
J Infect Dev Ctries 2022 Feb 28;16(2):244-251. doi: 10.3855/jidc.15222. PMID: 35298417
Feldmeier H
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2012 Sep;31(9):2105-10. Epub 2012 Mar 1 doi: 10.1007/s10096-012-1575-0. PMID: 22382818
Heukelbach J
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2006 Feb;4(1):151-7. doi: 10.1586/14787210.4.1.151. PMID: 16441216

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ertugrul G, Aktas H
Dermatol Ther 2022 Dec;35(12):e15897. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1111/dth.15897. PMID: 36193643
Abrha S, Heukelbach J, Peterson GM, Christenson JK, Carroll S, Kosari S, Bartholomeus A, Feldmeier H, Thomas J
Lancet Infect Dis 2021 Aug;21(8):e234-e245. Epub 2021 Jul 5 doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30853-7. PMID: 34237261
Bennis I, De Brouwere V, Belrhiti Z, Sahibi H, Boelaert M
BMC Public Health 2018 Mar 15;18(1):358. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5260-9. PMID: 29544463Free PMC Article
Karunamoorthi K
Parasitol Res 2013 Oct;112(10):3635-43. Epub 2013 Aug 15 doi: 10.1007/s00436-013-3551-8. PMID: 23949241
Feldmeier H
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2012 Sep;31(9):2105-10. Epub 2012 Mar 1 doi: 10.1007/s10096-012-1575-0. PMID: 22382818

Diagnosis

Ertugrul G, Aktas H
Dermatol Ther 2022 Dec;35(12):e15897. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1111/dth.15897. PMID: 36193643
Feldmeier H, Keysers A
Travel Med Infect Dis 2013 Nov-Dec;11(6):357-65. Epub 2013 Oct 18 doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2013.10.001. PMID: 24211240
Feldmeier H, Schuster A
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2012 Jun;31(6):915-8. Epub 2011 Sep 16 doi: 10.1007/s10096-011-1404-x. PMID: 21922198
Lefebvre M, Capito C, Durant C, Hervier B, Grossi O
Med Mal Infect 2011 Sep;41(9):465-8. Epub 2011 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2011.05.007. PMID: 21703785
Heukelbach J
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2005 Nov-Dec;47(6):307-13. doi: 10.1590/s0036-46652005000600001. PMID: 16553319

Therapy

Pal B, Mishra AK, Raj H, Chaudhary V, Khurana N, Azharuddin M, Kumari S
Biol Trace Elem Res 2024 May;202(5):1856-1865. Epub 2023 Aug 3 doi: 10.1007/s12011-023-03797-8. PMID: 37535217
Ertugrul G, Aktas H
Dermatol Ther 2022 Dec;35(12):e15897. Epub 2022 Oct 17 doi: 10.1111/dth.15897. PMID: 36193643
Widaty S, Miranda E, Cornain EF, Rizky LA
J Infect Dev Ctries 2022 Feb 28;16(2):244-251. doi: 10.3855/jidc.15222. PMID: 35298417
Bennis I, De Brouwere V, Belrhiti Z, Sahibi H, Boelaert M
BMC Public Health 2018 Mar 15;18(1):358. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5260-9. PMID: 29544463Free PMC Article
Feldmeier H, Schuster A
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2012 Jun;31(6):915-8. Epub 2011 Sep 16 doi: 10.1007/s10096-011-1404-x. PMID: 21922198

Prognosis

Nowowiejska J, Król ME, Dłużniewska P, Olszyńska M, Baran A, Flisiak I
Przegl Epidemiol 2019;73(1):19-29. doi: 10.32394/pe.73.03. PMID: 31134771
Miller H, Ocampo J, Ayala A, Trujillo J, Feldmeier H
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019 Feb;13(2):e0007068. Epub 2019 Feb 7 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007068. PMID: 30730885Free PMC Article
Reichert F, Pilger D, Schuster A, Lesshafft H, Guedes de Oliveira S, Ignatius R, Feldmeier H
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 Jul;12(7):e0006662. Epub 2018 Jul 19 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006662. PMID: 30024875Free PMC Article
Walter B, Heukelbach J, Fengler G, Worth C, Hengge U, Feldmeier H
Arch Dermatol 2011 Apr;147(4):468-73. doi: 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.51. PMID: 21482897
Akilov OE, Butov YS, Mumcuoglu KY
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2005 Aug;3(8):607-14. doi: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2005.05725.x. PMID: 16033479

Clinical prediction guides

Ramdas S, van der Geest S
Anthropol Med 2020 Jun;27(2):144-159. Epub 2019 Aug 2 doi: 10.1080/13648470.2019.1627654. PMID: 31373516
Nowowiejska J, Król ME, Dłużniewska P, Olszyńska M, Baran A, Flisiak I
Przegl Epidemiol 2019;73(1):19-29. doi: 10.32394/pe.73.03. PMID: 31134771
Wiese S, Elson L, Feldmeier H
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 Jan;12(1):e0005939. Epub 2018 Jan 8 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005939. PMID: 29309411Free PMC Article
Ramdas S, van der Geest S, Schallig HD
Soc Sci Med 2016 Feb;151:139-46. Epub 2016 Jan 2 doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.12.044. PMID: 26802370
Lefebvre M, Capito C, Durant C, Hervier B, Grossi O
Med Mal Infect 2011 Sep;41(9):465-8. Epub 2011 Jun 23 doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2011.05.007. PMID: 21703785

Recent systematic reviews

Pal B, Mishra AK, Raj H, Chaudhary V, Khurana N, Azharuddin M, Kumari S
Biol Trace Elem Res 2024 May;202(5):1856-1865. Epub 2023 Aug 3 doi: 10.1007/s12011-023-03797-8. PMID: 37535217
Abrha S, Heukelbach J, Peterson GM, Christenson JK, Carroll S, Kosari S, Bartholomeus A, Feldmeier H, Thomas J
Lancet Infect Dis 2021 Aug;21(8):e234-e245. Epub 2021 Jul 5 doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30853-7. PMID: 34237261

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