Dermatitis Schistosomal

Schistosomal dermatitis is a disease that occurs as a result of the bite of or contact with the parasite that causes schistosome worms. Schistosomes are helminths that infect the human biliary tract and cause the development of various diseases, including

Schistosomal dermatitis, or trematodal dermatitis, also known as swimmer's itch (English: Waterborne itching dermatitis or BID) is a chronic skin disease of the scalp and neck caused by the ingestion of eggs of flatworms of the genus Schistosoma through water. It occurs with periods of exacerbation and subsidence of symptoms, characterized by the appearance of papular elements, itching of varying intensity, and sometimes the periodic development of toxic-allergic reactions.

The term “swimmer's itch” is included in the ICD-11 nomenclature and belongs to class 13 diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue.