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Extragenital Cutaneous Lesions of Schistosomiasis Mansoni

Report of Two Cases

Achiléa L. BittencourtSection of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia, and Hospital do IPASE, Brasilia, D.F., Brazil

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Orlando PinhoSection of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia, and Hospital do IPASE, Brasilia, D.F., Brazil

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Henrique L. LenziSection of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia, and Hospital do IPASE, Brasilia, D.F., Brazil

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Izelda M. C. CostaSection of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia, and Hospital do IPASE, Brasilia, D.F., Brazil

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1979.28.84
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Volume 28: Issue 1
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84–86
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Two cases of extragenital cutaneous lesions caused by eggs of Schistosoma mansoni are described. In one case the cutaneous involvement occurred during the acute phase of schistosomiasis; in the other the lesion appeared several years after specific treatment for schistosmoniasis had been given.
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Copyright © 1979 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1979
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27 May 1978
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Jan 1979
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