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]

caption  Name | Type | Subtypes | Cause | Signs and symptoms | Image | Management

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

## See also[edit | edit source]

* Atlas of skin conditions

## References[edit | edit source]

1. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. ↑ 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.