List Of Parasitic Infections Or Infestations Affecting Skin

This is a list of parasitic infections or infestations affecting skin.^[1] They include some marine injuries.^[2] Others may be due to helminths.^[3]

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Name	Type	Subtypes
Certain protozoal infections affecting the skin	Cutaneous amoebiasis
	Cutaneous leishmaniasis
	Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
	Rhinosporidiosis
Certain fluke infestations affecting the skin	Swimmer's itch^[2]
Certain nematode infestations affecting the skin	Cutaneous larva migrans^[1]
	Lymphatic filariasis	Filariasis due to Wuchereria bancrofti
		Filariasis due to Brugia malayi
		Filariasis due to Brugia timori
		Lymphatic filariasis, unspecified
	Hookworm diseases


	Subcutaneous dirofilariasis
	Gnathostomiasis
	Loiasis
	Mansonelliasis
	Onchocerciasis^[3]
	Trichinosis
	Dracunculiasis^[3]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Morris-Jones, Rachel (2019). "117. Insect bites and infestations". In Morris-Jones, Rachael (ed.). ABC of Dermatology (7th ed.). Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell. pp. 139–146. ISBN 978-1-119-48899-6. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Johnstone, Ronald B. (2017). "28. Marine injuries". Weedon's Skin Pathology Essentials (2nd ed.). Elsevier. pp. 491–492. ISBN 978-0-7020-6830-0. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Johnstone, Ronald B. (2017). "29. Helminth infestations". Weedon's Skin Pathology Essentials (2nd ed.). Elsevier. pp. 493–496. ISBN 978-0-7020-6830-0. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-07-17.