Update on parasitic dermatoses,

Abstract

Abstract These are cutaneous diseases caused by insects, worms, protozoa, or coelenterates which may or may not have a parasitic life. In this review the main ethological agents, clinical aspects, laboratory exams, and treatments of these dermatological diseases will be studied.

Keywords

• Drug therapy
• Larva migrans
• Lice infestations
• Myiasis
• Onchocerciasis
• Scabies
• Skin diseases, parasitic
• Tungiasis