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Comparative Study
. 2004 Jan-Feb;14(1):58-60.

Emerging imported parasitoses in Italy

Clara Romano  1 , Giancarlo Albanese, Claudia Gianni
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  • PMID: 14965799
Comparative Study

Emerging imported parasitoses in Italy

Clara Romano et al. Eur J Dermatol. 2004 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

In the period 1987-2001, 111 cases of imported parasitoses were diag- nosed in three Italian dermatology departments (Monza, Milan and Siena): 22 cases of tungiasis, 11 of furuncular myiasis and 78 of creeping eruption. The patients were 73 males and 38 women, who had been on trips abroad. All underwent appropriate treatment and recovered. Here we describe the geographic location of the parasites, the clinical features of the skin manifestations and differential diagnoses. Autochthonous cases of these infections, which are increasingly frequent as Europeans travel to endemic areas, have been described. Detailed knowledge of these parasitoses is necessary to enable prompt diagnosis and treatment.

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