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THE DERMATOZOIASES 



V. CESTODE DERMATOSES. 



The cestode dermatoses are usually due to Sparganum prolifer 

 Ijima, 1905 (p. 606), which produces nodules in the skin, which are 

 associated with considerable swelling, thus giving rise to an appear- 

 ance not unlike elephantiasis. In addition, there may be an acne-hke 

 eruption all over the body, which is very irritable and causes 

 pruritus. On scratching the papules and producing excoriations 

 the worms may escape, whilc-on incising a nodule a cyst, with one 

 or two worms embedded in shmy jelly, or a watery fluid, may be 

 found. 



After lasting for some weeks or months the cyst walls become 

 firm and thick, and so encapsulate the worms. The condition may 

 last for years. There is no known treatment. 



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Seasonal Bullous Dermatitis. 



Chalmers and King {191 7). New Orleans Medical and Surgical Journal, 

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RoDHAiN AND HoussiAN (1915). Bull. Path. Exot. 



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Blanchard (1901). Arch, de Parasitologie. 



Braun-Seifert (1908). Die tierischen Parasiten des Menschen. 



Crocker (1906). Diseases of the Skin. 



FtiLLEBORN (1908). Archiv fiir SchifEs- u. Tropen- Hygiene. 

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Castellani {1905-12). Ceylon Medical Reports. Ceylon. 



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EwiNG AND Hartzell (1918). Joum. Econ. Entom., April. 

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Castellani (191 2). Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, December 16. 



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