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Cercarial Dermatitis

MedGen UID:
924259
•Concept ID:
C4282208
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

A pruritic rash that occurs as consequence of cercariae penetration of the skin after aquatic exposure to animal (usually avian) schistosomes, often in countries non-endemic to human schistosomiasis. The condition is non-invasive and responsive to symptomatic treatment. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCercarial Dermatitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Cercarial dermatitis: a systematic follow-up study of human cases with implications for diagnostics.
Macháček T, Turjanicová L, Bulantová J, Hrdý J, Horák P, Mikeš L
Parasitol Res 2018 Dec;117(12):3881-3895. Epub 2018 Oct 9 doi: 10.1007/s00436-018-6095-0. PMID: 30302587

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Outbreak of Swimmer's Itch in Denmark.
Tracz ES, Al-Jubury A, Buchmann K, Bygum A
Acta Derm Venereol 2019 Nov 1;99(12):1116-1120. doi: 10.2340/00015555-3309. PMID: 31453626
Some facts on south asian schistosomiasis and need for international collaboration.
Agrawal MC, Rao VG
Acta Trop 2018 Apr;180:76-80. Epub 2017 Dec 19 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.12.022. PMID: 29273443
The effect of climate change on skin disease in North America.
Kaffenberger BH, Shetlar D, Norton SA, Rosenbach M
J Am Acad Dermatol 2017 Jan;76(1):140-147. Epub 2016 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.08.014. PMID: 27742170
Avian schistosomes and outbreaks of cercarial dermatitis.
Horák P, Mikeš L, Lichtenbergová L, Skála V, Soldánová M, Brant SV
Clin Microbiol Rev 2015 Jan;28(1):165-90. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00043-14. PMID: 25567226Free PMC Article
Waterborne zoonotic helminthiases.
Nithiuthai S, Anantaphruti MT, Waikagul J, Gajadhar A
Vet Parasitol 2004 Dec 9;126(1-2):167-93. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.09.018. PMID: 15567584

Diagnosis

Human cercarial dermatitis (HCD) in the UK: an overlooked and under-reported nuisance?
Kerr O, Juhász A, Jones S, Stothard JR
Parasit Vectors 2024 Feb 22;17(1):83. doi: 10.1186/s13071-024-06176-x. PMID: 38388442Free PMC Article
Outbreak of Swimmer's Itch in Denmark.
Tracz ES, Al-Jubury A, Buchmann K, Bygum A
Acta Derm Venereol 2019 Nov 1;99(12):1116-1120. doi: 10.2340/00015555-3309. PMID: 31453626
Some facts on south asian schistosomiasis and need for international collaboration.
Agrawal MC, Rao VG
Acta Trop 2018 Apr;180:76-80. Epub 2017 Dec 19 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.12.022. PMID: 29273443
Cercarial dermatitis, a neglected allergic disease.
Kolářová L, Horák P, Skírnisson K, Marečková H, Doenhoff M
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2013 Aug;45(1):63-74. doi: 10.1007/s12016-012-8334-y. PMID: 22915284
Acute schistosomiasis mansoni: revisited and reconsidered.
Lambertucci JR
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2010 Jul;105(4):422-35. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762010000400012. PMID: 20721485

Therapy

Some facts on south asian schistosomiasis and need for international collaboration.
Agrawal MC, Rao VG
Acta Trop 2018 Apr;180:76-80. Epub 2017 Dec 19 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.12.022. PMID: 29273443
Less travelled roads in clinical immunology and allergy: drug reactions and the environmental influence.
Selmi C, Crotti C, Meroni PL
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2013 Aug;45(1):1-5. doi: 10.1007/s12016-013-8381-z. PMID: 23842719
Geographical distribution of cercarial dermatitis in Norway.
Soleng A, Mehl R
J Helminthol 2011 Sep;85(3):345-52. Epub 2010 Nov 12 doi: 10.1017/S0022149X10000672. PMID: 21070686
Acute schistosomiasis mansoni: revisited and reconsidered.
Lambertucci JR
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2010 Jul;105(4):422-35. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762010000400012. PMID: 20721485
The epidemiology of cercarial dermatitis and its association with limnological characteristics of a northern Michigan lake.
Lindblade KA
J Parasitol 1998 Feb;84(1):19-23. PMID: 9488332

Prognosis

Cercarial dermatitis: a systematic follow-up study of human cases with implications for diagnostics.
Macháček T, Turjanicová L, Bulantová J, Hrdý J, Horák P, Mikeš L
Parasitol Res 2018 Dec;117(12):3881-3895. Epub 2018 Oct 9 doi: 10.1007/s00436-018-6095-0. PMID: 30302587
Cercarial dermatitis, a neglected allergic disease.
Kolářová L, Horák P, Skírnisson K, Marečková H, Doenhoff M
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2013 Aug;45(1):63-74. doi: 10.1007/s12016-012-8334-y. PMID: 22915284
Public health importance and risk factors for cercarial dermatitis associated with swimming in Lake Leman at Geneva, Switzerland.
Chamot E, Toscani L, Rougemont A
Epidemiol Infect 1998 Jun;120(3):305-14. doi: 10.1017/s0950268898008826. PMID: 9692609Free PMC Article
The epidemiology of cercarial dermatitis and its association with limnological characteristics of a northern Michigan lake.
Lindblade KA
J Parasitol 1998 Feb;84(1):19-23. PMID: 9488332
Paddy field dermatitis in Assam: a cercarial dermatitis.
Narain K, Mahanta J, Dutta R, Dutta P
J Commun Dis 1994 Mar;26(1):26-30. PMID: 7963379

Clinical prediction guides

Assessing skin disease and associated health-related quality of life in a rural Lao community.
Wootton CI, Bell S, Philavanh A, Phommachack K, Soukavong M, Kidoikhammouan S, Walker SL, Mayxay M
BMC Dermatol 2018 Dec 4;18(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s12895-018-0079-8. PMID: 30509232Free PMC Article
Cercarial dermatitis: a systematic follow-up study of human cases with implications for diagnostics.
Macháček T, Turjanicová L, Bulantová J, Hrdý J, Horák P, Mikeš L
Parasitol Res 2018 Dec;117(12):3881-3895. Epub 2018 Oct 9 doi: 10.1007/s00436-018-6095-0. PMID: 30302587
Cathepsins B1 and B2 of Trichobilharzia SPP., bird schistosomes causing cercarial dermatitis.
Kašný M, Mikeš L, Dolečková K, Hampl V, Dvořák J, Novotný M, Horák P
Adv Exp Med Biol 2011;712:136-54. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-8414-2_9. PMID: 21660663
Cercarial dermatitis and lake eutrophication in south-central Chile.
Valdovinos C, Balboa C
Epidemiol Infect 2008 Mar;136(3):391-4. Epub 2007 Jun 7 doi: 10.1017/S0950268807008734. PMID: 17553177Free PMC Article
Cercarial dermatitis in central India: an emerging health problem among tribal communities.
Rao VG, Dash AP, Agrawal MC, Yadav RS, Anvikar AR, Vohra S, Bhondeley MK, Ukey MJ, Das SK, Minocha RK, Tiwari BK
Ann Trop Med Parasitol 2007 Jul;101(5):409-13. doi: 10.1179/136485907X176463. PMID: 17550646

Recent systematic reviews

Human cercarial dermatitis (HCD) in the UK: an overlooked and under-reported nuisance?
Kerr O, Juhász A, Jones S, Stothard JR
Parasit Vectors 2024 Feb 22;17(1):83. doi: 10.1186/s13071-024-06176-x. PMID: 38388442Free PMC Article
Freshwater snails as the intermediate host of trematodes in Iran: a systematic review.
Dodangeh S, Daryani A, Sharif M, Gholami S, Kialashaki E, Moosazadeh M, Sarvi S
Epidemiol Health 2019;41:e2019001. Epub 2019 Jan 7 doi: 10.4178/epih.e2019001. PMID: 30754962Free PMC Article

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