Ectopic Cutaneous Schistosomiasis mansoni in the Sacral Region

The authors report one case of late cutaneous Schistosomiasis mansoni in a biopsy of a skin lesion in the sacral region in a 51-year-old female living in Contagem, Minas Gerais. The patient was treated successfully with oxamniquine (Mansil®).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pedro Raso, Cibele Fontes Alves, Alexandre Tafuri, Wagner Luiz Tafuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/266993