Epidermal parasitic skin diseases: a neglected category of poverty-associated plagues
Epidermal parasitic skin diseases (EPSD) are a heterogeneous category of infectious diseases in which parasite-host interactions are confined to the upper layer of the skin. The six major EPSD are scabies, pediculosis (capitis, corporis and pubis), tungiasis and hookworm-related cutaneous larva migr...
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Main Authors: | Hermann Feldmeier (Author), Jorg Heukelbach (Author) |
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The World Health Organization,
2009-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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