Abstract
Dermatoses due to helminthic infections are especially frequent in tropical and subtropical zones. Climate, socioeconomic conditions, poor hygiene and inadequate health services favour their development. In a number of countries they are a serious public health problem. Of dermatological interest are:
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Creeping Eruption
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Filariasis
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Loiasis
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Dracunculiasis
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Onchocerciasis
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Late cutaneous schistosomiasis
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Cercarial dermatitis
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Schaller, K.F. (1994). Helminthic Dermatoses. In: Schaller, K.F. (eds) Colour Atlas of Tropical Dermatology and Venerology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76200-0_9
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