Ectopic cutaneous Schistosomiasis

• Main Authors: Thiago Jeunon de Sousa Vargas (Author), Raquel Lopes (Author), Maria de Lourdes Palermo F. N. Moraes (Author), Karen Grace Pena de Azevedo (Author), Maria Auxiliadora Jeunon Sousa (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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The authors report a case of ectopic cutaneous schistosomiasis in a 35 year-old female who presented clustered reddish macules and papules on the left buttock. The diagnosis was not suspected during clinical evaluation and required visualization of Schistosoma mansoni eggs on sections of tissue.