Dermatol. praxi. 2010;4(4):192-194 [Med. Pro Praxi 2008; 5(2): 78-80]
Parasitic skin conditions and their treatment
- Dermatovenerologická klinika, Fakultní nemocnice Brno a LF MU Brno
Parasitic skin conditions (epizoonoses) are a group of diseases in which skin changes are induced by parasites living on the skin or near it. The risk consists in impaired skin integrity and giving rise to further infections, particularly viroses and rickettsioses as well as common pyogenic infection (1). Specifically, epizoonoses refer to conditions in which the parasite lives on the skin (e. g. head louse); more generally, epizoonoses include skin manifestations caused by animals not living on the skin (e. g. insect bite) (2). Hygiene is of major importance since inadequate care of the body and a small living space have a favourable effect on parasites.
Keywords: scabies, trombidiosis, pediculosis
Published: December 10, 2010 Show citation
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