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Arthropods and the Clinical Laboratory
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Again, patient history may be quite helpful in identifying or ruling out arthropods.
Travelers from other parts of the world may be harboring arthropods of medical importance that are not usually seen in the US.
Other non-arthropod causes of itch and rash as in:
The case where the human is an accidental host, such as in "swimmer's itch," might be the actual cause of itching. A rash develops, but the rash is not due to an arthropod. (Called cercarial dermatitisor Schistosome dermatitis.)
Eczema, contact dermatitis, psoriasis
Folliculitis (frequently caused by staphylococci or pseudomonads)
23. CDC. Image# 3383. (2001). "
This illustration depicts the life cycle of those parasites that are responsible for the skin condition known as cercarial dermatitis, also known as swimmer’s itch. These parasites are members of the family of water-borne trematodes known as Schistosomatidae." PHIL public domain.
https://phil.cdc.gov/Details.aspx?pid=3383
Swimmer's itch life cycle (cercarial dermatitis caused by water-borne trematodes, Schistosomatidae). (23)
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