TY - JOUR
T1 - Case report
T2 - The potential of molecular diagnosis of cutaneous ectopic schistosomiasis
AU - Van Dijk, Karin
AU - Starink, Markus V.
AU - Bart, Aldert
AU - Nijhuis, Erik W.P.
AU - Van Der Wal, Allard C.
AU - Van Thiel, Pieter P.A.M.
AU - De Vries, Henry J.C.
AU - Van Gool, Tom
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - A 28-year-old woman presented with extensive erythematous lesions on her back after visiting Malawi. Skin biopsies showed ova, which could belong to Schistosoma spp. Sequencing of the Schistosoma 28S rRNA gene, extracted and amplified from paraffin biopsies, identified DNA of Schistosoma haematobium. Cutaneous ectopic schistosomiasis can present with extensive lesions and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of skin lesions in returning travelers. Microscopy and serology are the classical methods to obtain a diagnosis. Alternatively, molecular methods can be a valuable new tool for diagnosis and species determination.
AB - A 28-year-old woman presented with extensive erythematous lesions on her back after visiting Malawi. Skin biopsies showed ova, which could belong to Schistosoma spp. Sequencing of the Schistosoma 28S rRNA gene, extracted and amplified from paraffin biopsies, identified DNA of Schistosoma haematobium. Cutaneous ectopic schistosomiasis can present with extensive lesions and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of skin lesions in returning travelers. Microscopy and serology are the classical methods to obtain a diagnosis. Alternatively, molecular methods can be a valuable new tool for diagnosis and species determination.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0304
DO - https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0304
M3 - Article
C2 - 20889899
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 83
SP - 958
EP - 959
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 4
ER -