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Unusual presentation of extragenital cutaneous Schistosomiasis mansoni
Author(s) -
JACYK W. K.,
LAWANDE R. V.,
TULPULE S. S.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1980.tb06593.x
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , library science , medicine , veterinary medicine , surgery , computer science
SUMMARY An African patient with a hypopigmented plaque on the face, suggesting clinically tuberculoid leprosy or sarcoidosis, is described. Histology revealed palisading granulomas surrounding ova of Schistosoma mansoni .