Clam Digger's Dermatitis

Orris, Leo; Combes, Frank C.

doi:10.1001/archderm.1952.01530280071011

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“…Species of these two genera are associated with outbreaks of dermatitis in shallow marine environments (15,16). Infection often occurs in people who are swimming, playing in tidal pools, or working, for example, collecting tidal invertebrates in the sand (15,(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27). Both of these genera have robust, large worms as adults and are common schistosomes of marine birds, particularly gulls.…”

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Avian Schistosomes and Outbreaks of Cercarial Dermatitis

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SUMMARY Cercarial dermatitis (swimmer's itch) is a condition caused by infective larvae (cercariae) of a species-rich group of mammalian and avian schistosomes. Over the last decade, it has been reported in areas that previously had few or no cases of dermatitis and is thus considered an emerging disease. It is obvious that avian schistosomes are responsible for the majority of reported dermatitis outbreaks around the world, and thus they are the primary focus of this review. Although they infect humans, they do not mature and usually die in the skin. Experimental infections of avian schistosomes in mice show that in previously exposed hosts, there is a strong skin immune reaction that kills the schistosome. However, penetration of larvae into naive mice can result in temporary migration from the skin. This is of particular interest because the worms are able to migrate to different organs, for example, the lungs in the case of visceral schistosomes and the central nervous system in the case of nasal schistosomes. The risk of such migration and accompanying disorders needs to be clarified for humans and animals of interest (e.g., dogs). Herein we compiled the most comprehensive review of the diversity, immunology, and epidemiology of avian schistosomes causing cercarial dermatitis.

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Avian Schistosomes and Outbreaks of Cercarial Dermatitis

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“…Such cases have been reported by Penner (1950 and1953), Stunkard and Hinchliffe (1951), Chi! (1952, 1958, Orris and Combes (1952), Sindermann and Gibbs (1953), Leigh (1953Leigh ( , 1955, and Bearup in 1955, among others. It is highly probable that marine cercarial dermatitis will be reported more frequently as scientists and physicians become more aware of its widespread nature.…”

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More Seabather's Eruption

Huntér¹,

Molloy²,

Ullman³

1963

Am J Public Health Nations Health

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“…This reaction resolves in a week [3]. Although rare, systemic symptoms (fever, chills, adenopathy) have been reported [1,[4][5][6].…”

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Investigation of an outbreak of cercarial dermatitis

Levesque

Giovenazzo

Guerrier³

et al. 2002

Epidemiol. Infect.

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We present the investigation of an outbreak of cercarial dermatitis that occurred in a recreational-tourist lake in the Quebec City region (Canada) in the summer of 1999. A case-reporting form was sent to 450 families likely to have activities that would bring them in contact with the lake's water. The snails were characterized and the prevalence of their infestation by schistosomes was investigated. In total, 63 episodes consistent with cercarial dermatitis were reported. Sixty-nine percent of the cases occurred from swimming at the same beach. This location was the one where the only population of snails in the lake was identified. Shoreline residents were informed that they should not feed waterfowl, and a clean-up of the snail population was done at the start of the following summer. There were no cases of cercarial dermatitis at this site the following summer.

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Clam Digger's Dermatitis

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Avian Schistosomes and Outbreaks of Cercarial Dermatitis

Avian Schistosomes and Outbreaks of Cercarial Dermatitis

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Investigation of an outbreak of cercarial dermatitis

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