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Cercarial dermatitis in the UK.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2009 Apr;34(3):344-6
Authors: Fraser SJ, Allan SJ, Roworth M, Smith HV, Holme SA
'Swimmer's itch' or cercarial dermatitis (CD) results from an immunological reaction to free-swimming non-human schistosome parasites released from aquatic snails. Affected bathers develop a self-limiting, pruritic, macular or papular eruption shortly after leaving the water. The condition is well-recognized in continental Europe, Asia and America, but has not to date been recorded in the UK.
PMID: 18699837 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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