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Cercarial Dermatitis

Known as: Duck Itch, Lake Itch, Swimmer's Itch 
A pruritic rash that occurs as consequence of cercariae penetration of the skin after aquatic exposure to animal (usually avian) schistosomes, often… 
National Institutes of Health

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Cutaneous schistosomiasis
Dermatologic disordersIntegumentary systemSkin

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2018
2018
Potamopyrgus antipodarum as a potential defender against swimmer’s itch in European recreational water bodies—experimental study
Swimmer’s itch is a re-emerging human disease caused by bird schistosome cercariae, which can infect bathing or working people in… 
2003
2003
Toxicity of anti-fouling biocides to Parorchis acanthus (Digenea: Philophthalmidae) cercarial encystment.
The toxicity of the anti-fouling biocides tributyltin (TBTO), copper, and Irgarol 1051 (irgarol) at nominal concentrations… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Cercarial dermatitis contracted via contact with an aquarium: case report and review
Cercarial dermatitis (‘swimmer’s itch') is an itchy inflammatory response to the penetration of the skin by non‐human Schistosoma… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
[An epidemiological survey of schistosome cercarial dermatitis among the residents living along the banks of the Huaihe River system].
AIM To make an epidemiological survey of schistosome cercarial dermatitis among the residents living along the banks of the… 
1995
1995
Cercarial dermatitis (swimmer's itch). Case report of cercarial dermatitis caused by Trichobilharzia
A 63-year-old woman developed a pruritic exanthema on the extremities after one hour of work in her garden pond in Planegg… 
1994
1994
[Cercarial dermatitis or swimmer's itch--a little-known but frequently occurring disease in Norway].
Cercarial dermatitis or "swimmers' itch" has occurred in several places in Norway during the warm summer months. It is a… 
1988
1988
The Schistosomatium douthitti cercarial elastase is biochemically and structurally distinct from that of Schistosoma mansoni.
1987
1987
12 Cercarial dermatitis: The swimmer's itch
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1986
Highly Cited
1986
Schistosoma mansoni: production of cercarial eicosanoids as correlates of penetration and transformation.
A method was developed, using a 0.25% agar matrix, to incorporate varying concentrations of linoleate and correlate cercarial… 
1939
1939
Methods for controlling schistosome dermatitis.
It was shown by Cort1in 1928 that a type of dermatitis is produced by the penetration of certain larval flukes, schistosome… 
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