Cutaneous ectopic schistosomiasis: diagnostic challenge

• Prif Awduron: Cláudia Renata Castro do Rêgo Barros (Awdur), Daniela Cristina Caetano Maia (Awdur), Josemir Belo dos Santos (Awdur), Camila Carolina Queiroz Medeiros (Awdur), Jessica Guido de Araújo (Awdur)
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Abstract Cutaneous schistosomiasis is a rare clinical manifestation of schistosomiasis, an infectious and parasitic disease, caused in Brazil by the trematode Schistosoma mansoni. The lesions are due to the deposition of eggs or, rarely, adult worms, usually involving the genital and groin areas. Ex...